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Close-up of the head of a Common Loon (gavia immer).

Taken from U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Digital Library System [1].

Picture of the day This image was selected as a picture of the day for August 25, 2005. It was captioned as followed:
English: Common Loon (North America), Great Northern Diver (Britain) (gavia immer)

Asturianu: Colimbu Grande (Gavia immer)
Brezhoneg : (Gavia immer)
Česky: potáplice lední (Gavia immer)
Cymraeg: (Gavia immer)
Deutsch: Prachttaucher (Gavia immer)
English: Common Loon (North America), Great Northern Diver (Britain) (gavia immer)
Suomi: Amerikanjääkuikka (gavia immer)
Français : Plongeon imbrin (Gavia immer)
Gaeilge: Lóma mór (Gavia immer)
日本語: ハシグロアビ (Gavia immer)
Latina: Gavia immer
Nederlands: IJsduiker (Gavia immer)
Polski: Nur lodowiec (Gavia immer)
Português: Close da cabeça de um Common Loon.
Русский: Гагара полярная (Gavia immer)
Slovenščina: Ledni slapnik (Gavia immer)
‪中文(简体)‬: 普通潜鸟 (Gavia immer)

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current12:27, 12 May 20052,500×1,653 (385 KB)Hautala ({{PD-USGov-FWS}} The head of a Common Loon (''gavia immer''). Taken from U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Digital Library System [http://images.fws.gov/default.cfm?fuseaction=records.display&CFID=134110&CFTOKEN=28909481&id=864973CA%2D2FB9%2D4959%2DA31A971AE)
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