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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Gaviiformes > Family: Gaviidae > Genus: Gavia > Species: Gavia immer > See subspecies

Scientific name	Source
Gavia immer immer

Great Northern Diver - Gavia immer (Brünnich, 1764)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Vulnerable (IUCN)
EU Population status	Secure
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 4 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	140 are designated for this species
Wintering habitats	shelf
Natura 2000 species code	A003

Distribution

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Threat and EU population status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Vulnerable

EU population status

The status of the population at the EU level was evaluated at the species level; this was based on the reports delivered by Member States under Article 12 of the Birds Directive (see fact sheet below). The EU status assessment can cover several subspecies/subspecific population units. For more information, please consult the species fact sheet and link below.

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

Sources:

Population status categories for bird species under the Birds Directive

Secure

Near Threatened, declining or depleted

Threatened (i.e. vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, regionally extinct)

Unknown or not evaluated

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
DE2935401	Germany	Aland-Elbe-Niederung	Map
DE8133401	Germany	Starnberger See	Map
DE8321401	Germany	Konstanzer Bucht des Bodensees	Map
ES0000019	Spain	Aiguamolls de l'Alt Empordà	Map
ES0000020	Spain	Delta de l'Ebre	Map
ES0000024	Spain	Doñana	Map
ES0000025	Spain	Marismas del Odiel	Map
ES0000085	Spain	Ribadeo	Map
ES0000086	Spain	Ría de Ortigueira e Ladrido	Map
ES0000087	Spain	Complexo intermareal Umia - O Grove, A Lanzada, punta Carreirón e lagoa Bodeira	Map
ES0000140	Spain	Bahía de Cádiz	Map
ES0000144	Spain	Urdaibaiko itsasadarra / Ría de Urdaibai	Map
ES0000176	Spain	Costa da Morte (Norte)	Map
ES0000258	Spain	Costa de Ferrolterra - Valdoviño	Map
ES0000313	Spain	Complexo litoral de Corrubedo	Map
ES0000317	Spain	Penarronda-Barayo	Map
ES0000318	Spain	Cabo Busto-Luanco	Map
ES0000319	Spain	Ría de Ribadesella-Ría de Tinamayor	Map
ES0000320	Spain	Embalses del centro (San Andrés, la Granda, Trasona y la Furta)	Map
ES1110001	Spain	Ortigueira - Mera	Map
ES1110002	Spain	Costa Ártabra	Map
ES1110005	Spain	Costa da Morte	Map
ES1110006	Spain	Complexo húmido de Corrubedo	Map
ES1110008	Spain	Carnota - Monte Pindo	Map
ES1120002	Spain	Río Eo	Map
ES1140004	Spain	Complexo Ons - O Grove	Map
ES1200022	Spain	Playa de Vega	Map
ES2120014	Spain	Ulia	Map
ES2120017	Spain	Jaizkibel	Map
ES2120018	Spain	Txingudi-Bidasoa	Map
ES2130005	Spain	Gaztelugatxeko Doniene / San Juan de Gaztelugatxe	Map
ES2130007	Spain	Urdaibaiko itsasertzak eta padurak / Zonas litorales y marismas de Urdaibai	Map
ES5120015	Spain	Litoral del Baix Empordà	Map
FR2110001	France	Lacs de la forêt d'Orient	Map
FR2110002	France	Lac du Der	Map
FR2310044	France	Estuaire et marais de la Basse Seine	Map
FR2310045	France	Littoral seino-marin	Map
FR2510047	France	Baie de Seine occidentale	Map
FR3110085	France	Cap Gris-Nez	Map
FR4110007	France	Lac de Madine et étangs de Pannes	Map
FR4112002	France	Complexe de l'étang de Lindre, forêt de Romersberg et zones voisines	Map
FR4211810	France	Vallée du Rhin de Strasbourg à Marckolsheim	Map
FR4211811	France	Vallée du Rhin de Lauterbourg à Strasbourg	Map
FR5210008	France	Lac de Grand Lieu	Map
FR5210090	France	Marais salants de Guérande, traicts du Croisic, dunes de Pen Bron	Map
FR5310011	France	Cote de Granit Rose-Sept Iles	Map
FR5310050	France	Baie de Saint-Brieuc - Est	Map
FR5310055	France	Cap Sizun	Map
FR5310056	France	Baie d'Audierne	Map
FR5310057	France	Archipel de Glenan	Map
FR5310070	France	Tregor Goëlo	Map
FR5310071	France	Rade de Brest : Baie de Daoulas, Anse de Poulmic	Map
FR5310072	France	Ouessant-Molène	Map
FR5310073	France	Baie de Morlaix	Map
FR5310074	France	Baie de Vilaine	Map
FR5310086	France	Golfe du Morbihan	Map
FR5310092	France	Rivière de Pénerf	Map
FR5310093	France	Baie de Quiberon	Map
FR5310094	France	Rade de Lorient	Map
FR5310095	France	Cap d'Erquy-Cap Fréhel	Map
FR5410012	France	Fier d'Ars et fosse de Loix	Map
FR5410100	France	Marais poitevin	Map
FR7210031	France	Courant d'Huchet	Map
FR9310019	France	Camargue	Map
FR9310020	France	Iles d'Hyères	Map
FR9312003	France	La Durance	Map
FR9312005	France	Salines de l'Étang de Berre	Map
IE0000204	Ireland	Lambay Island SAC	Map
IE0000268	Ireland	Galway Bay Complex SAC	Map
IE0000470	Ireland	Mullet/Blacksod Bay Complex SAC	Map
IE0001141	Ireland	Gweedore Bay and Islands SAC	Map
IE0001482	Ireland	Clew Bay Complex SAC	Map
IE0002070	Ireland	Tralee Bay and Magharees Peninsula, West to Cloghane SAC	Map
IE0002165	Ireland	Lower River Shannon SAC	Map
IE0002287	Ireland	Lough Swilly SAC	Map
IE0004019	Ireland	The Raven SPA	Map
IE0004026	Ireland	Dundalk Bay SPA	Map
IE0004029	Ireland	Castlemaine Harbour SPA	Map
IE0004031	Ireland	Inner Galway Bay SPA	Map
IE0004037	Ireland	Blacksod Bay/Broad Haven SPA	Map
IE0004075	Ireland	Lough Swilly SPA	Map
IT2020005	Italy	Lago di Alserio	Map
IT2030005	Italy	Palude di Brivio	Map
IT2040022	Italy	Lago di Mezzola e Pian di Spagna	Map
IT2080301	Italy	Boschi del Ticino	Map
IT3230047	Italy	Lago di Santa Croce	Map
IT3320037	Italy	Laguna di Marano e Grado	Map
IT3330005	Italy	Foce dell'Isonzo - Isola della Cona	Map
IT6040015	Italy	Parco Nazionale del Circeo	Map
SE0330231	Sweden	Smedjevik	Map
FR5212010	France	Dunes, forêt et marais d'Olonne	Map
IT2040042	Italy	Pian di Spagna e Lago di Mezzola	Map
FR5312003	France	Baie de Goulven	Map
FR9112010	France	Piège et collines du Lauragais	Map
FR2612006	France	Prairies alluviales et milieux associés de Saône-et-Loire	Map
FR7412002	France	Étang des Landes	Map
IT3341002	Italy	Aree Carsiche della Venezia Giulia	Map
FR2512002	France	Landes et dunes de la Hague	Map
FR7212002	France	Rochers de Biarritz : le Bouccalot et la Roche ronde	Map
FR2312003	France	Terrasses alluviales de la Seine	Map
FR9112013	France	Petite Camargue laguno-marine	Map
FR7412003	France	Plateau de Millevaches	Map
ES6320001	Spain	Zona marítimo terrestre de los acantilados de Aguadú	Map
DE6116450	Germany	Hessisches Ried mit Kühkopf-Knoblochsaue	Map
FR9112005	France	Complexe lagunaire de Salses-Leucate	Map
FR4312013	France	Petite montagne du Jura	Map
DE8140471	Germany	Chiemseegebiet mit Alz	Map
DE5914450	Germany	Inselrhein	Map
FR5212007	France	Marais du Mès, baie et dunes de Pont-Mahé, étang du Pont de Fer	Map
FR7212013	France	Estuaire de la Bidassoa et baie de Fontarabie	Map
ES6150028	Spain	Estuario del Río Piedras	Map
IT3340006	Italy	Carso Triestino e Goriziano	Map
DE5519401	Germany	Wetterau	Map
FR5212009	France	Marais Breton, baie de Bourgneuf, île de Noirmoutier et forêt de Monts	Map
IT20A0013	Italy	Lanca di Gerole	Map
FR5312005	France	Rivières de Pont-l'Abbé et de l'Odet	Map
IT20A0402	Italy	Riserva Regionale Lanca di Gerole	Map
FR5312010	France	Dunes et côtes de Trévignon	Map
FR5212014	France	Estuaire de la Loire - Baie de Bourgneuf	Map
FR5312009	France	Roches de Penmarc'h	Map
FR5212015	France	Secteur marin de l'île d'Yeu jusqu'au continent	Map
FR5312011	France	Iles Houat-Hoedic	Map
FR5212013	France	Mor Braz	Map
FR5412026	France	Pertuis charentais - Rochebonne	Map
ES1200016	Spain	Ría del Eo	Map
ES1200006	Spain	Ría de Villaviciosa	Map
IE0004151	Ireland	Donegal Bay SPA	Map
IE0004182	Ireland	Mid-Clare Coast SPA	Map
IE0004219	Ireland	Courtmacsherry Bay SPA	Map
FR7212018	France	Bassin d'Arcachon et banc d'Arguin	Map
AT2226000	Austria	Furtner Teich - Dürnberger-Moor	Map
ES1200055	Spain	Cabo Busto-Luanco	Map
IT3340007	Italy	Area marina di Miramare	Map
ES0000497	Spain	Espacio marino de la Costa da Morte	Map
ES0000512	Spain	Espacio marino del Delta de l'Ebre-Illes Columbretes	Map
ES0000495	Spain	Espacio marino de Punta de Candelaria-Ría de Ortigueira-Estaca de Bares	Map
ES0000494	Spain	Espacio marino de Cabo Peñas	Map
ES0000490	Spain	Espacio marino de la Ría de Mundaka-Cabo de Ogoño	Map
ES0000499	Spain	Espacio marino de las Rías Baixas de Galicia	Map
ES0000514	Spain	Espacio marino de l'Empordà	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	Annex I: Species that shall be the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution. Member States shall classify territories as special protection areas for the conservation of these species.		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species (All species of Gaviidae)		http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)		https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (Bonn Convention)	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement. (Gavia immer immer)	Northwest European population	http://www.cms.int/
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds. Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (AEWA)	Annex II: Waterbird species to which the Agreement applies		http://www.migratoryspecies....ent/about-cms-family http://www.unep-aewa.org/en/legalinstrument/aewa

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Amerikanjääkuikka	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Colimbo Grande	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Eistaucher	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Great Northern Diver	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Ijsduiker	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Islom	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Islom	Norwegian	Direktoratet for Naturforvaltning
Islom	Swedish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Jeges búvár	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Mobêlha-grande	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Nur lodowiec	Polish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Plongeon huard	French	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Plongeon imbrin	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Potáplice lední	Czech	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Strolaga maggiore	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Svartnäbbad islom	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
All species of Gaviidae
Gavia immer immer

Other resources

EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:00040	European bird-ringing
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia
WoRMS	World Register of Marine Species

External data

Population distribution from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2

These publications present a thorough and detailed review of the conservation status of European birds. Based on detailed breeding and wintering population data collected in each country, the report provides a review of the population sizes and trends of Species of European Conservation Concern.

16 items found, displaying all items.1

Country	Min / Max (Units)	Period	Status	Quality	Source	Published
Belgium	2/5 (individuals)	1995-2000	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Denmark - Greenland	500/2000 (pairs)	1990-2000	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Denmark - Greenland	0/100 (individuals)	1990-2000	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
France	250/500 (individuals)	1998-2002	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Germany	0/49 (individuals)	1995-2000	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Iceland	200/300 (pairs)	1978-1994	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Iceland	200/1000 (individuals)	1978-1994	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Ireland	1397/1444 (individuals)	1994-2000	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Italy	0/1 (individuals)	2002	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Netherlands	6/6 (individuals)	1999-2001	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Norway	1000/1100 (individuals)	1995-2000	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Portugal	Present/Present (individuals)	2002	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Romania	0/1 (individuals)	1990-2000	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Slovakia	0/2 (individuals)	1990-1999	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Switzerland	0/3 (individuals)	1998-2002	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
United Kingdom	2500/3000 (individuals)	1974-1984	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01

Source: BirdLife International

Population trends from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2