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Common loon

Adult in breeding plumage in Wisconsin, United States
Adult in breeding plumage in Wisconsin, United States
  • ... that the common loon (pictured), a member of the genus Gavia (genus), earlier belonged to the now-defunct genus Colymbus which contained grebes as well as loons? Source: "For years the common loon was known as Colymbus torquatus; and now Colymbus, in modern American ornithological work, is only applied to grebes, while the loons are relegated to the genus Gavia."[1]
    • ALT1: ... that the adult common loon (pictured) had an old colloquial name from New England, call-up-a-storm, as its noisy cries supposedly foretold stormy weather?

Improved to Good Article status by Adityavagarwal (talk). Self-nominated at 12:48, 31 August 2017 (UTC).

  • Symbol question.svg Template:Ping GA, in time, long enough, sourced, no copyvios seen, QPQ done. How about a more interesting hook? Say, that the Ojibwe thought a common loon created the world, it's call-up-a-storm name, or the dagger-like bill that it stabs predators with. --Usernameunique (talk) 18:06, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
Usernameunique Thanks a ton for the review and suggestions! Face-smile.svg Does ALT1 look better? Adityavagarwal (talk) 18:33, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
Symbol confirmed.svg Template:U Looks good! Interesting, and the source checks out. --Usernameunique (talk) 18:43, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
  1. Shufeldt, R. W. (1914). "On the Oology of the North American Pygopodes". The Condor. 16 (4): 169–180. doi:10.2307/1362079. JSTOR 1362079.