Pacific loon

Weight

2.12 kg – 2.85 kg

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

28 years

Diet

Aquatic predator

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

wetland

Egg incubation

29 days

Young per litter or clutch

1.95

Age at maturity

2.74 years – 3 years

Litters or clutches a year

1.5

Lifestyle

Aquatic

Migration

Migratory

Conservation status

Not recorded

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderGaviiformes
5. familyGaviidae
6. genusGavia
7. SpeciesGavia pacifica (Lawrence, 1858)

Synonyms Colymbus pacificus, Gavia arctica pacifica, Urinator pacificus

Catalogue of Life

LC, Least Concern

Black-throated loon

Gavia arctica

Gaviidae

LC, Least Concern

Red-throated loon

Gavia stellata

Gaviidae

LC, Least Concern

Common loon

Gavia immer

Gaviidae

NT, Near Threatened

Yellow-billed loon

Gavia adamsii

Gaviidae

G

Gavia egeriana

GaviidaeNo free photo yet

G

Gavia schultzi

GaviidaeNo free photo yet

ComparePacific loon vs Black-throated loonPacific loon vs Red-throated loonPacific loon vs Common loonPacific loon vs Yellow-billed loon

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@misc{pacific_loon_2026,
  title = {Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pacific-loon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}