Birds of India - The New Synopsis

A complete checklist of bird species and subspecies found in India

Gaviiformes (Divers)

Gaviidae (Divers)

• Gavia Forster, 1788 Enchiridion historiae naturali inserviens, quo termini et delineationes ad avium, piscium, insectorum et plantarum adumbrationes intelligendas et concinnandas, secundum systematis linnaeani continentur p.38 Colymbus imber Gunnerus ; Type by subsequent designation (Allen, 1907, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 24, p.35) = Colymbus immer Brünnich, 1764
  • 321. Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata (Pontoppidan, 1763) [HB#2]
    Original Description: Colymbus Stellatus Pontoppidan, 1763 Den Danske Atlas eller Konge-Riget Dannemark (etc.) 1 p.621
    Alternative Names: Red-throated Loon
    Distribution: Vagrant. Reported only from Sindhudurg coast (Maharashtra).
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    Notes: See Avalaskar (2016, IB 11 (4): 102).
  
  
  • 322. Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Alternative Names: Black-throated Loon, Arctic Loon
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II. CMS: Appendix II.
    • 322a. Gavia arctica arctica (Linnaeus, 1758) [HB#1]
      Original Description: Colymbus arcticus Linnaeus, 1758 Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.135
      Distribution: Vagrant. Reported from Ambala (Haryana, historical) and Nameri (Assam).
      Specimens: BNHS
      Notes: Subspecies assignment of the BNHS specimen (#19392), as to this or viridigularis Dwight 1918, tentative (Abdulali 1968, JBNHS 65 (1): 186; Praveen et al. 2014, IB 9 (5&6): 123).