The Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica) is a divers (loons) found across Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. A powerful diving waterbird with a dagger-shaped bill. It typically occurs in lakes and coasts.
In the Nordic countries the Black-throated Loon is best described as a resident / summer visitor. Its global conservation status is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. On Fågelkartan you can see where it has been reported over the last 30 days, based on open data from the national species-observation systems.
Read about this species in Swedish →