Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii

Length 2.5-3.2 ft (76.2-96.5 cm)
Wingspan 4.4-5.2 ft (134.6-160.0 cm)
Weight 11.8 lb (5352.4 g)
Clutch Size 2
Chicks at birth Precocial
IUCN Conservation Status Near Threatened
Continents:NA, EU, AS
     

The Yellow-billed Loon (Yellow-billed Diver) is the largest loon. They breed in the Arctic and winter along the coast from Alaska south to British Columbia and in northern Eurasia.

They consume fish which they catch underwater.

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