Editing Red-throated loon (section)

==Habitat and distribution==
[[File:Alaska -tundra landscape-11Aug2008.jpg|right|thumb|The red-throated loon breeds primarily in coastal [[tundra]], often on very small lakes.|alt=aerial view of tundra, with numerous small lakes dotting the ground]] In contrast to other loons its main fishing grounds are not the breeding lake, but larger lakes or the sea. Several nests close to each other may occur in the same breeding lake.
The red-throated loon breeds primarily in the [[Arctic]] regions of northern [[Palearctic|Eurasia]] and North America (generally north of 50°N latitude), and winters in northern coastal waters,{{sfn|Carboneras|1992|p=171}} sometimes in groups of considerable size. More than 4,400 spend the winter in a loose concentration on the eastern part of the [[German Bight]], for example.{{sfn|von Nordheim|Boedeker|Krause|2006|p=85}} Unlike other loons, it regularly uses very small freshwater lakes as breeding sites. Its small size renders it more versatile, but it is less able to feed on deeper prey. The increase in size and diversity of the remaining species of loons suggests that the benefits of larger size outweigh the limitations.{{sfn|Sprengelmeyer|2014}}

In North America, it winters regularly along both coasts, ranging as far south as the [[Baja California Peninsula]] and the [[Gulf of California]] in north-western Mexico; it has been recorded as a [[vagrancy (biology)|vagrant]] in the interior Mexican state of [[Hidalgo (state)|Hidalgo]].{{sfn|Howell|Webb|1995|p=92}} Some of its folk names in north-eastern North America—including cape race, cape brace, cape drake and cape racer, as well as [[corruption (linguistics)|corruptions]] such as scapegrace—originated from its abundance around [[Cape Race|Cape Race, Newfoundland]].{{sfn|Cassidy|Hall|1985|p=539}} In Europe, it breeds in Iceland, northern Scotland, north-western Ireland (only a few pairs), Scandinavia and northern Russia, and winters along the coast as far south as parts of Spain; it also regularly occurs along major inland waterways, including the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]], [[Aegean Sea|Aegean]] and [[Black Sea]]s, as well as large rivers, lakes and reservoirs.{{sfn|Cramp|1977|p=45}} It has occurred as a vagrant as far south as [[Morocco]], [[Tunisia]] and [[the Gambia]].<ref name="IUCN"/> In Asia, it breeds in the northern stretches of [[Siberia]], and winters along the Pacific coast as far south as [[China]], [[Japan]] and [[Taiwan]]. It has occurred as a vagrant in [[Mongolia]].<ref name="IUCN"/>