A male and female loon swimming; one carries a baby loon on its back.

Listen: The Song of the Common Loon

The common loon, or Gavia immer, is found in Canada and the U.S.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The common nightingale, or Luscinia megarhynchos, is found in selective distribution in British Isles and southern Europe; in winter, it is found in northern and central Africa.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The wood thrush, or Hylocichla mustelina, is found in the Central and Eastern United States and southeastern Canada.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The northern mockingbird, or Mimus polyglottos, is found in the United States and Mexico, as well as the Caribbean islands.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Birdsong recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
    The Eurasian magpie, or Pica pica, is found across Eurasia as well as and northwestern Africa and western North America.

News •

Skidding Loons to host surging St. Louis City on Saturday • Oct. 16, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (St. Paul Pioneer Press)

Last Modification: