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title: "Strolaga minore"
description: "Gavia stellata — Uccelli. The red-throated loon (North America) or red-throated diver (Britain and Ireland) (Gavia stellata) is a migratory aquatic bird found in the Northern Hemisphere."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/red-throated-loon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Strolaga minore

> Gavia stellata — Uccelli. The red-throated loon (North America) or red-throated diver (Britain and Ireland) (Gavia stellata) is a migratory aquatic bird found in the Northern Hemisphere.

- Scientific name: *Gavia stellata*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi), `sea` (Mare e costa), `arctic` (Artico)
- iNaturalist observations: 15803
- Wikidata: [Q26691](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26691)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4627](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4627)

## Names

- en: Red-throated Loon
- de: Sterntaucher
- es: Colimbo chico
- fr: Plongeon catmarin
- it: Strolaga minore
- nl: Roodkeelduiker
- pt: Mobelha-pequena
- pl: Nur rdzawoszyi

## Countries with the most observations

US (8125), CA (1759), RU (733), GB (679), IS (610), NO (418), DE (177), SJ (171), FI (161), FR (130), SE (117), IT (112)

## Summary

The red-throated loon (North America) or red-throated diver (Britain and Ireland) (Gavia stellata) is a migratory aquatic bird found in the Northern Hemisphere. The most widely distributed member of the loon or diver family, it breeds primarily in Arctic regions, and it winters in northern coastal waters. Ranging from 55 to 67 centimetres (22 to 26 in) in length, the red-throated loon is the smallest and lightest of the world's loons. In winter, it is a nondescript bird, greyish above, fading to white below. During the breeding season, it acquires the distinctive reddish throat patch, which is the basis for its common…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-throated_loon

## Photo

![Strolaga minore](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-throated-loon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andy Wilson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/16416495

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-throated-loon?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).