Coastal divers
This group consists of diving sea birds that are bound to coastal waters all year round. The species in this group show similar behaviour to the pelagic diving seabirds and also have high vulnerability.
Species within this group:
- Black Guillemot (Teist)
- Black Scoter (Svartand)
- Black-throated Loon (storlom)
- Common Eider (Ærfugl)
- Common Loon (Islom)
- Common Merganser (Laksand)
- European Shag (Toppskarv)
- Goldeneye (Kvinand)
- Great Cormorant (Storskarv)
- Great crested grebe (Toppdykker)
- Heron (Gråhegre)
- Horned Grebe (Horndykker)
- King Eider (Praktærfugl)
- Little Grebe (Dvergdykker)
- Long-tailed Duck (Havelle)
- Red-breasted Merganser (Siland)
- Red-necked Grebe (Gråstrupedykker)
- Red-throated Loon (Smålom)
- Steller´s Eider (Stellerand)
- Tufted duck (Toppand)
- White-winged Scoter (Sjøorre)
- Yellow-billed Loon (Gulnebblom)
- Cormorants/Shags (skarv)
- Black Guillemot (Teist)
- Common Eider (ærfugl)
- Some duck species (noen andearter)
- Divers, Loons (Dykkere/Lommer)
Highly sensitive to oil pollution. Losses may be difficult to assess, as birds that are oiled at sea may sink.
Oil on the feathers leads to loss of insulation, flotation and water proofing properties of the plumage. The high vulnerability of the diving species is due to a lot of time on the sea surface and thereby being dependent on intact plumage.
Environmental zone
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Little Grebe |
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Heron |
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Red-necked Grebe |
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Yellow-billed Loon |
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Long-tailed Duck |
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Horned Grebe |
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Common Loon |
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Goldeneye |
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Common Merganser |
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King Eider |
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Red-breasted Merganser |
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White-winged Scoter |
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Red-throated Loon |
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Steller´s Eider |
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Black-throated Loon |
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Great Cormorant |
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Black Scoter |
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Black Guillemot |
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Toppand |
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Toppdykker |
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European Shag |
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Common Eider |
