Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Gaviiformes > Gaviidae > Gavia > Gavia arcticaGavia arctica (Black-throated Loon; Arctic Loon)Synonyms: Colymbus arcticus (homotypic); Urinator arcticus Language: French The black-throated loon (Gavia arctica) is a migratory aquatic bird found in the northern hemisphere. The species is known as an Arctic loon in North America and the black-throated diver in Eurasia. Its current name is a compromise proposed by the International Ornithological Committee. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 29.6477 EDGE Score: 3.42256 |
Adult Weight [1] | 6.182 lbs (2.804 kg) | Birth Weight [3] | 72 grams | Female Weight [5] | 4.663 lbs (2.115 kg) | Male Weight [5] | 6.288 lbs (2.852 kg) | Weight Dimorphism [5] | 34.8 % |  | Breeding Habitat [2] | Arctic tundra | Wintering Geography [2] | Palearctic | Wintering Habitat [2] | Coastal marine |  | Diet [4] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Piscivore, Herbivore | Diet - Fish [4] | 70 % | Diet - Invertibrates [4] | 20 % | Diet - Plants [4] | 10 % | Forages - Water Surface [4] | 100 % |  | Clutch Size [6] | 2 | Clutches / Year [3] | 2 | Fledging [5] | 61 days | Incubation [3] | 29 days | Mating System [8] | Monogamy | Maximum Longevity [3] | 28 years | Migration [7] | Intercontinental | Speed [9] | 43.173 MPH (19.3 m/s) | Wing Span [9] | 3.936 feet (1.2 m) |  | Female Maturity [3] | 3 years | Male Maturity [3] | 3 years |
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Name |
Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land Use |
Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests |
Greece, Turkey, Macedonia |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Alps conifer and mixed forests |
Italy, France, Switzerland, Slovenia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Anatolian conifer and deciduous mixed forests |
Turkey |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Atlantic mixed forests |
France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Azerbaijan shrub desert and steppe |
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Balkan mixed forests |
Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Baltic mixed forests |
Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Poland |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Bering tundra |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Tundra |
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Caledon conifer forests |
United Kingdom |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Cantabrian mixed forests |
Spain, Portugal |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests |
Iran, Azerbaijan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Caspian lowland desert |
Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Caucasus mixed forests |
Georgia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Armenia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Celtic broadleaf forests |
Ireland, United Kingdom |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Central Asian riparian woodlands |
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Central European mixed forests |
Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Moldovia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Central Korean deciduous forests |
Republic of Korea, Dem. People's Rep of Korea |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Cherskii-Kolyma mountain tundra |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Tundra |
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Chukchi Peninsula tundra |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Tundra |
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Crimean Submediterranean forest complex |
Russia, Ukraine |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Da Hinggan-Dzhagdy Mountains conifer forests |
China, Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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East European forest steppe |
Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Ukraine |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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East Siberian taiga |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Emin Valley steppe |
China, Kazakstan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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English Lowlands beech forests |
United Kingdom |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Euxine-Colchic broadleaf forests |
Turkey |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Great Lakes Basin desert steppe |
Mongolia, Russia |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Hokkaido deciduous forests |
Japan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Hokkaido montane conifer forests |
Japan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Illyrian deciduous forests |
Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Kamchatka Mountain tundra and forest tundra |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Tundra |
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Kamchatka-Kurile meadows and sparse forests |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Kamchatka-Kurile taiga |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Kazakh forest steppe |
Russia, Kazakhstan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Kazakh semi-desert |
Kazakhstan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Kazakh steppe |
Russia, Kazakhstan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Kazakh upland |
Kazahkstan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Khangai Mountains conifer forests |
Mongolia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Kola Peninsula tundra |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Tundra |
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Manchurian mixed forests |
Republic of Korea, Dem. People's Rep of Korea, China, Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Nihonkai evergreen forests |
Japan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Nihonkai montane deciduous forests |
Japan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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North Atlantic moist mixed forests |
Ireland, United Kingdom |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Northeast China Plain deciduous forests |
China |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Northeast Siberian coastal tundra |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Tundra |
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Northeast Siberian taiga |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Northeastern Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests |
France, Spain |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Northwest Russian-Novaya Zemlya tundra |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Tundra |
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Okhotsk-Manchurian taiga |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Pannonian mixed forests |
Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Pontic steppe |
Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Rodope montane mixed forests |
Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Sakhalin Island taiga |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Sarmatic mixed forests |
Belarus, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Russia, Sweden |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Sayan Alpine meadows and tundra |
Mongolia, Russia |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Sayan Intermontane steppe |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Sayan montane conifer forests |
Mongolia, Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Scandinavian and Russian taiga |
Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia |
Palearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Scandinavian coastal conifer forests |
Norway |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Scandinavian Montane Birch forest and grasslands |
Norway, Sweden, Finland |
Palearctic |
Tundra |
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Selenge-Orkhon forest steppe |
Mongolia, Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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South Sakhalin-Kurile mixed forests |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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South Siberian forest steppe |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests |
Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Southern Korea evergreen forests |
South Korea |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Taiheiyo evergreen forests |
Japan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Taiheiyo montane deciduous forests |
Japan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Taimyr-Central Siberian tundra |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Tundra |
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Tian Shan foothill arid steppe |
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Tian Shan montane conifer forests |
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Tian Shan montane steppe and meadows |
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Trans-Baikal Bald Mountain tundra |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Tundra |
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Trans-Baikal conifer forests |
Russia, Mongolia |
Palearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Ural montane forests and tundra |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Ussuri broadleaf and mixed forests |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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West Siberian taiga |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Western European broadleaf forests |
Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Western Siberian hemiboreal forests |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Yamal-Gydan tundra |
Russia |
Palearctic |
Tundra |
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Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge |
Ib |
2347132 |
Alaska, United States |
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Aleutian Islands Biosphere Reserve |
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2720489 |
Alaska, United States |
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Archipel de Glénan |
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145273 |
France |
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Barguzinskiy Biosphere Reserve Zapovednik |
Ia |
924970 |
Buryatia, Russia |
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Belovezhskaya Pushcha Biosphere Reserve National Park |
II |
218515 |
Belarus |
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Berezinskiy Zapovednik State Nature Reserve |
Ia |
209113 |
Belarus |
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Borkum-Riffgrund |
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154559 |
Germany |
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COTE LANGUEDOCIENNE |
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177605 |
France |
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Cairngorms |
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142543 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands |
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354692 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Camargue |
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546256 |
France |
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Cap Gris-Nez |
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138933 |
France |
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Channel Islands National Park |
II |
139010 |
California, United States |
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Chausey |
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203679 |
France |
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DOÑANA |
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281453 |
Spain |
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Darvinsky Zapovednik |
Ia |
278421 |
Yaroslavl, Vologda, Russia |
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Delta de l'Ebre |
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119562 |
Spain |
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Emine |
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164580 |
Bulgaria |
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Estuaire de la Loire - Baie de Bourgneuf |
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198183 |
France |
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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary |
IV |
2387149 |
Florida, United States |
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Flusslandschaft Elbe Biosphere Reserve |
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925242 |
Germany |
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Frostvikenfjällen |
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231768 |
Sweden |
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Gitsfjället |
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99170 |
Sweden |
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KALDOAIVIN ERÄMAA |
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868904 |
Finland |
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KOILADA KAI EKVOLES SPERCHEIOU - MALIAKOS KOLPOS |
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117491 |
Greece |
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Katunsky Biosphere Reserve |
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393162 |
Altai, Russia |
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Kevo |
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176448 |
Finland |
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Khazar Zapovednik State Nature Reserve |
Ia |
658105 |
Turkmenistan |
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Kotlenska Mountain |
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245286 |
Bulgaria |
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Krkonose National Park |
V |
95995 |
Czech Republic |
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Kronotskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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361480 |
Russia |
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KÄSIVARREN ERÄMAA |
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654562 |
Finland |
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LEFKA ORI KAI PARAKTIA ZONI |
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131864 |
Greece |
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LEMMENJOEN KANSALLISPUISTO |
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706697 |
Finland |
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LITTORAL SEINO-MARIN |
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367957 |
France |
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Labanoro giria |
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131455 |
Lithuania |
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Laguna di Venezia |
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136417 |
Italy |
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Lake Mead National Recreation Area |
V |
670229 |
Arizona, Nevada, United States |
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Lake Torne Area Biosphere Reserve |
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238457 |
Sweden |
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Laplandskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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757114 |
Russia |
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Lawica Slupska |
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197809 |
Poland |
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MARAIS POITEVIN |
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168088 |
France |
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Marais Breton, baie de Bourgneuf, île de Noirmoutier et forêt de Monts |
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137949 |
France |
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Marchesato e Fiume Neto |
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173480 |
Italy |
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Marsfjället |
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212792 |
Sweden |
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Merenkurkun saaristo |
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316695 |
Finland |
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Mor Braz |
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99524 |
France |
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Moray Firth |
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373987 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Muddus |
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124105 |
Sweden |
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Noordzeekustzone |
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305536 |
Netherlands |
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Okskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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190748 |
Russia |
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Ouessant-Molène |
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190983 |
France |
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PERTUIS CHARENTAIS - ROCHEBONNE |
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2024431 |
France |
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PULJUN ERÄMAA |
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139246 |
Finland |
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Padjelanta |
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493958 |
Sweden |
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Pallas-Ounastunturi |
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146845 |
Finland |
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Pape |
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127946 |
Latvia |
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Pechoro-Ilychskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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3098091 |
Russia |
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Pessinki fjällurskog |
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240249 |
Sweden |
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Polar Bear Provincial Park |
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5502026 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Przybrzezne wody Baltyku |
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480933 |
Poland |
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Puszcza Kampinoska Biosphere Reserve |
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188373 |
Poland |
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Puszcza Sandomierska |
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319052 |
Poland |
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PÖYRISJÄRVEN ERÄMAA |
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362835 |
Finland |
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Queen Maud Gulf Bird Sanctuary Migratory Bird Sanctuary |
IV |
15335601 |
Nunavut, Canada |
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Ramsar-Gebiet S-H Wattenmeer und angrenzende Küstengebiete |
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1146339 |
Germany |
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Rocky Mountain Biosphere Reserve |
II |
239938 |
Colorado, United States |
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Rogen |
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121145 |
Sweden |
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SPA Pommersche Bucht |
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495241 |
Germany |
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SPA Östliche Deutsche Bucht |
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774707 |
Germany |
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Saaristomeri |
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147873 |
Finland |
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Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve |
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319164 |
Germany |
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Secteur marin de l'île d'Yeu jusqu'au continent |
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606421 |
France |
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Seevogelschutzgebiet Helgoland |
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398663 |
Germany |
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Sikhote-Alinskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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978001 |
Russia |
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Sjaunja |
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695284 |
Sweden |
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Skäckerfjällen |
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114283 |
Sweden |
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Sokhondinskiy Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
521363 |
Chita, Russia |
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South Pennine Moors |
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160577 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Spreewald Biosphere Reserve |
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117355 |
Germany |
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Strandzha |
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285202 |
Bulgaria |
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Sydlige Nordsø |
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608611 |
Denmark |
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Sylter Außenriff |
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1313190 |
Germany |
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Taimyrsky Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
4403240 |
Taimyr, Russia |
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Tammisaaren ja Hangon saariston ja Pohjanpitäjänlahden merensuojelualue |
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130052 |
Finland |
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Tavvavuoma |
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133292 |
Sweden |
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Tsentral'no-Sibirskiy Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
2521510 |
Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
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UK-PUISTO-SOMPIO-KEMIHAARA |
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765461 |
Finland |
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Ubsunurskaya Kotlovina (Ubsunur Depression) Zapovednik |
Ia |
798640 |
Tuva, Russia |
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Vardo- Laster- och Fjällfjällen |
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262367 |
Sweden |
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Vasilyovska Mountain |
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112364 |
Bulgaria |
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Vindelfjällen |
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1370631 |
Sweden |
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Vättern (östra) |
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158858 |
Sweden |
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Vålådalen |
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299933 |
Sweden |
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Waddensea Area Nature Reserve with Management Subsidy |
IV |
600666 |
Netherlands |
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Waddensea of Schleswig-Holstein Biosphere Reserve |
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724639 |
Germany |
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West Estonian Archipelago Biosphere Reserve |
|
3854844 |
Estonia |
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Yancheng Nature Reserve |
V |
711488 |
China |
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Zatoka Pomorska |
|
770666 |
Poland |
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Zatoka Pucka |
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154269 |
Poland |
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Name |
Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Aniva bay |
Russia (Asian) |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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|
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Assynt Lochs |
United Kingdom |
C6 |
|
|
|
Berezovye islands of Vyborg Bay |
Russia (European) |
A4i, A4iii, B1i |
|
|
|
Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands |
United Kingdom |
B1i, B2, B3, C2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Central Polish coastal waters |
Poland |
C3, C4 |
|
|
|
Eastern German Bight |
Denmark |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, C2, C3, C4 |
|
|
|
Färnebofjärden |
Sweden |
A4i, B1i, B2, B3, C2, C6 |
|
|
|
Forty islands |
Russia (Asian) |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Holmöarna archipelago |
Sweden |
A4i, A4ii, B1i, B1ii, B2, C2, C3, C6 |
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|
|
Hyllekrog-Rødsand and Fehmarn Belt |
Denmark |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, C2, C3, C4 |
|
|
|
Inner Galway Bay |
Ireland |
B1i, B2, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Inverpolly, Loch Urigill and Nearby Lochs |
United Kingdom |
C6 |
|
|
|
Kitka lake |
Finland |
B1i, B2, C2, C6 |
|
|
|
Kukkiajärvi lake |
Finland |
B2, C6 |
|
|
|
Kuloy river |
Russia (European) |
A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Kunashir island |
Russia (Asian) |
A1, A3, A4i, A4ii |
|
|
|
Lake Ånnsjön-Storlien |
Sweden |
A1, A3, A4i, B1i, B2, B3, C1, C2, C6 |
|
|
|
Lake Maggiore |
Italy |
C6 |
|
|
|
Lake Pihlajavesi |
Finland |
B2, C6 |
|
|
|
Lewis Peatlands |
United Kingdom |
B1i, B2, B3, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Loch Maree and Nearby Lochs and Mountains |
United Kingdom |
B2, C6 |
|
|
|
Loch Shin and Nearby Lochs |
United Kingdom |
A1, B1i, B2, C1, C3, C6 |
|
|
|
Loch Stack, Loch nam Brac and Nearby Lochs |
United Kingdom |
C6 |
|
|
|
Lover Ob' |
Russia (Central Asian) |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
|
|
|
Mointeach Scadabhaigh |
United Kingdom |
B2, C2, C6 |
|
|
|
North Sea north of the Wadden Sea |
Netherlands |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
North-east Sakhalin lagoons |
Russia (Asian) |
A1, A4i |
|
|
|
Northwestern Kattegat |
Denmark |
A4i, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, B2, B3, C2, C3, C4, C6 |
|
|
|
Outokumpu and Kaavi oligotrophic lakes |
Finland |
B2, C6 |
|
|
|
Pomeranian bay |
Poland |
C2, C3, C4 |
|
|
|
Russki Zavorot Peninsula and eastern part of Malozemelskaya Tundra |
Russia (European) |
A3, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2 |
|
|
|
Seskar island |
Russia (European) |
A1, A4i, B1i |
|
|
|
South Cornwall Coast |
United Kingdom |
A4i, B1i, C2, C6 |
|
|
|
Tarnan-Riala forest |
Sweden |
B2, C6 |
|
|
|
Tyk and Viakhtu bays |
Russia (Asian) |
A1, A4i |
|
|
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Vyborgski Bay |
Russia (European) |
A4i, B1i |
|
|
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Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
Caucasus |
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Turkey |
No |
|
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Japan |
Japan |
No |
|
|
Mediterranean Basin |
Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey |
No |
|
|
Mountains of Central Asia |
Afghanistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan |
No |
|
|
|
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