Species profile
great-northern diver
Gavia immer
Quick answer
Breeding regions are NA, PAL. Breeding subregions are w, se Greenland, Iceland; subarctic to temperate n North America: w Alaska mainland to n tier of contiguous USA, across subarctic Canada to s Baffin I. and New England. Non breeding regions are inshore waters: to nw Europe; Aleutian Is., s Baja California and Gulf of California (nw Mexico); w North Atlantic coast to Florida, Gulf of Mexico to ne Mexico.
- Scientific name
- Gavia immer
- Family
- Gaviidae
- Order
- Gaviiformes
- Genus
- Gavia
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording great-northern diver in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Gaviidae
- Black-throated Diver (Gavia arctica)
- Colymbiculus udovichenkoi (Colymbiculus udovichenkoi)
- Colymboides anglicus (Colymboides anglicus)
- Colymboides metzleri (Colymboides metzleri)
- Colymboides minutus (Colymboides minutus)
- Gavia brodkorbi (Gavia brodkorbi)
- Gavia concinna (Gavia concinna)
- Gavia egeriana (Gavia egeriana)