Gaviiformes

Gaviiformes Temporal range: Early Eocene–Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Common loon (Gavia immer)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Phaethoquornithes
Clade:	Aequornithes
Order:	Gaviiformes Wetmore & Miller, 1926
Genera
†Colymbiculus †Colymboides Gavia †Gaviella †Petralca †Nasidytes
Synonyms
Colymbiformes Sharpe, 1891

Gaviiformes (/ˈɡævi.ɪfɔːrmiːz/) is an order of aquatic birds containing the loons or divers and their closest extinct relatives. Modern gaviiformes are found in many parts of North America and northern Eurasia (Europe, Asia and debatably Africa), though prehistoric species were more widespread.