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Introduction
What the Common Loon Looks Like
The Common Loon has overall_color color of black and white and grey.
The Common Loon has above_color color of black and white and grey.
The Common Loon has head color of black and grey.
The Common Loon has face color of black.
The Common Loon has below_color color of black and white.
The Common Loon has back color of black and grey.
The Common Loon has bill color of black and grey.
The Common Loon has wing color of black and white.
The Common Loon has belly color of grey and black and white.
The Common Loon has tail color of grey and black and white.
The Common Loon has chest color of white and grey.
The Common Loon has leg color of blackish.
The Common Loon has neck color of grey and black and white.
Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Common Loon
The length of the Common Loon is from 26.0 inches to 35.8 inches (66.0 cm to 90.9 cm).
The weight of the Common Loon is from 88.2 ounces to 215.2 ounces (2500.4 grams to 6100.8 grams).
The wingspan of the Common Loon is from 40.9 inches to 51.6 inches (103.9 cm to 131.1 cm).
Pictures of the Common Loon
Common Loon, Common Loon by lisadonoghue(away), from flickr, licensed under CC
Common Loon, Common Loon by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Northeast Region, from flickr, licensed under CC
Common Loon, common loon by marneejill, from flickr, licensed under CC
Common Loon, Common Loon by Me in ME (I will be dark for awhile.), from flickr, licensed under CC
Common Loon, Common Loon by Me in ME (I will be dark for awhile.), from flickr, licensed under CC
Common Loon, common loon. by island deborah-, from flickr, licensed under CC
Common Loon, Common Loon by desultrix, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Common Loon, 093 – COMMON LOON (10-23-2021) adult basic, crescent city harbor, del norte co, ca -05a by sloalan, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Common Loon, Honorable Mention – Male and Female Common Loon by Friends of Seney National Wildlife Refuge, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Common Loon, 093 – COMMON LOON (10-23-2021) adult basic, crescent city harbor, del norte co, ca -05b by sloalan, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Common Loon, Common Loon, breeding adult by Becky Matsubara, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Common Loon, Male common loon `ABJ` with two chicks by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Midwest Region, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Common Loon, Common Loon (Gavia immer) by wackybadger, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Common Loon, Common Loon by Me in ME (I will be dark for awhile.), from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Common Loon, Common Loon (Gavia immer) by jkirkhart35, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Common Loon, Spreading wings by Watson Lake, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Common Loon, Beacons Shores Trip – August 2013 – Common Loons by pmarkham, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Common Loon, Juvenile Loon by KayVeePhotos, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Common Loon, Juvenile Loon – by KayVeePhotos, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Common Loon, Loon Chicks (Gavia immer) by Friends of Seney National Wildlife Refuge, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Common Loon, Common Loon Enjoying a Crayfish Lunch by Friends of Seney National Wildlife Refuge, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Common Loon, Common Loon in Flight – Gavia immer by GlacierNPS, from flickr, licensed under CC
Feeding Behavior of the Common Loon
fish (minnows, suckers, perch, gizzard shad, rock cod, killifish); crustaceans; mollusks; aquatic insects; leeches; frogs; aquatic plants (pondweeds and algae).
What the Common Loon Likes to Eat
The Common Loon feeds on the following:
Where To Find the Common Loon
You can find the Common Loon in the following habitats:
- Wooded lakes
- tundra ponds
- coastal waters
- ocean
- open tundra
- large lakes
- reservoirs
