Gavia arctica
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: Adriaens, Peter
date: 2026-08-29
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Gavia arctica (Linnaeus, 1758)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: WoRMS (2026). Gavia arctica (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137186 on 2026-08-29
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
modified: 2011-04-08T08:18:06Z
replaces: 1300852
replaces: 1463727
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Gavia arctica (Linnaeus, 1758)
class: Aves
family: Gaviidae
genus: Gavia
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp.
name published in year: 1758
order: Gaviiformes
parent name usage ID: 137057
phylum: Chordata
scientific name authorship: (Linnaeus, 1758)
specific epithet: arctica
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted