Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Birds

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Common Names

English common name:

Yellow-billed Loon

French common name:

Plongeon à bec blanc

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Yellow-Billed Loon	Plongeon à bec blanc
2005	Yellow-billed Loon	Plongeon à bec blanc
2010	Yellow-billed Loon	Plongeon à bec blanc
2015	Yellow-billed Loon	Plongeon à bec blanc
2020	Yellow-billed Loon	Plongeon à bec blanc

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Reptilia

Subclass

Aves

Infraclass

Neognathae

Superorder

Neoaves

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Gavia adamsii	Gaviidae	Gaviiformes
2005	Gavia adamsii	Gaviidae	Gaviiformes
2010	Gavia adamsii	Gaviidae	Gaviiformes
2015	Gavia adamsii	Gaviidae	Gaviiformes
2020	Gavia adamsii	Gaviidae	Gaviiformes

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2000	Apparently Secure
2005	Apparently Secure
2010	Apparently Secure
2015	Apparently Secure
2020	Apparently Secure

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - N4B,N2N3N,N4M
2020	Apparently Secure - N4B,N2N3N

Yukon
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Unrankable - SUB,S3M
2020	Unrankable - SUB,S2M

Northwest Territories
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Vulnerable - S3B,S3M
2020	Vulnerable - S3B

Nunavut
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4B,S4M
2020	Apparently Secure - S4B

British Columbia
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Imperiled - S2S3N,S2S3M
2020	Imperiled - S2S3N

Alberta
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Saskatchewan
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Manitoba
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Ontario
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Quebec
2000	Not Present
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Imperiled - S2S3N,S2S3M
2020	Imperiled - S2S3N

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Unrankable - SUM

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present