Gaviiformes (/ˈɡævi.ɪfɔːrmiːz/) is an order of aquatic birds containing the loons or divers and their closest extinct relatives. Modern gaviiformes are found in many parts of North America and northern Eurasia (Europe, Asia and debatably Africa), though prehistoric species were more widespread.
Gaviiformes (/ˈɡævi.ɪfɔːrmiːz/) is an order of aquatic birds containing the loons or divers and their closest extinct relatives. Modern gaviiformes are...
species of loons are members of the genus Gavia, family Gaviidae and order Gaviiformes. Loons, which are the size of large ducks or small geese, resemble these...
This is a list of Gaviiformes species by global population. While numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields. For more...
List of bird genera concerns the chordata class of aves or birds, characterised by feathers, a beak with no teeth, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, and...
The largest extant species of bird measured by mass is the common ostrich (Struthio camelus), closely followed by the Somali ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes)...
several molecular phylogenetic studies. Aequornithes includes the clades Gaviiformes, Sphenisciformes, Procellariiformes, Ciconiiformes, Suliformes and Pelecaniformes...
This list of fictional birds is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals. Ducks, penguins and birds of prey are not included here, and are listed separately...
hindneck and the throat, and the bill that looks to be upturned. Like other gaviiformes, the Pacific loon's legs are located towards the back of its body making...
Under South Korean law, the hunting and capturing of a large number of species of wild animals is prohibited. These include 64 species of mammals, 396...
Birds evolved from certain feathered theropod dinosaurs, and there is no real dividing line between birds and non-avian dinosaurs except that some of the...
Extinct in the wild (EW): 5 species Critically endangered (CR): 223 species Endangered (EN): 460 species Vulnerable (VU): 798 species Near threatened...
estimated population of 23.7 billion, which is higher than any other bird. Gaviiformes (loons or divers) Gruiformes (cranes and relatives) Passeriformes (perching...
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