red-throated diver

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What does red-throated diver mean?

Any of species Gavia stellata, the smallest member of the loon or diver family, breeding in northern Eurasia and Arctic Canada, with grey head, red throat, white underparts and dark mantle.

Where does red-throated diver come from?

From the fact that the species is a diver with a red throat.

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