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Wikipedia: The Great Northern Loon, Great Northern Diver, or Common Loon (Gavia immer), is a large member of the loon, or diver, family of birds. The species is known as a Common Loon in North America and the Great Northern Diver in Eurasia, its current name is a compromise proposed by the International Ornithological Committee.
![[Chicks will ride their parents' backs]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Gavia_immer_Wilson_Lake_2C_Minnesota_2C_USA_parent_and_chicks_8_283_29_s.jpg "Chicks will ride their parents' backs")
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![[Swimming on Gull Lake, Ontario, Canada]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Gavia_immer_Gull_Lake_2C_Haliburton_County_2C_Ontario_2C_Canada_8_s.jpg "Swimming on Gull Lake, Ontario, Canada")
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![[breeding plumage]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Gavia_immer2_BS_s.jpg "breeding plumage")
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![[A nest near to water in Maine, United States]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Gavia_immer_Maine_2C_USA_nest_8a_284_29_s.jpg "A nest near to water in Maine, United States")
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