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Pacific diver

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

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Gavia pacifica, a medium-sized member of the diver family that breeds on deep lakes in the tundra region of Alaska and northern Canada, having a grey head, black throat, white underparts and chequered black-and-white mantle.

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  • Catalan: calàbria del Pacífic — Gavia pacifica
  • Chinese Mandarin: 太平洋潛鳥 /太平洋潜鸟 (Tàipíngyáng qiánniǎo) — Gavia pacifica
  • Dutch: Pacifische parelduiker — Gavia pacifica
  • German: Pazifiktaucher — Gavia pacifica
  • Korean: 회색머리아비 (hoesaengmeoriabi) — Gavia pacifica