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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Gaviiformes > Family: Gaviidae > Genus: Gavia > Species: Gavia adamsii

White-billed Diver - Gavia adamsii (Gray, 1859)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Vulnerable (IUCN)
Protected by	5 international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	2 are designated for this species
Wintering habitats	rivers and lakes
Natura 2000 species code	A502

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

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

World

Near Threatened

Europe

Vulnerable

Not evaluated

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

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EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
IT3341002	Italy	Aree Carsiche della Venezia Giulia	Map
IT3340006	Italy	Carso Triestino e Goriziano	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
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.	Synonym for this species is listed in Appendix II of the Bonn Convention (CMS). See there for more details.	http://www.cms.int/
	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.	Western Palearctic population
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
Colimbo de Adams	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Geelsnavelduiker	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Gelbschnabel-Eistaucher	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Jääkuikka	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Mobêlha-de-bico-branco	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Plongeon à bec blanc	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Strolaga beccogiallo	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Vitnäbbad islom	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
White-billed Diver	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
Colymbus adamsii	Gray, 1859
All species of Gaviidae

Other resources

EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:00050	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

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