TABLE 11-2.

Information on Selected Species

Family	Species	Common	Weight (kg)	Distribution	Comments
Gaviidae	Gavia immer	Common Loon	2.6–3.0	North America, Iceland, Greenland
Gaviidae	Gavia stellata	Red-throated loon	1.6–2.0	Circumpolar
Podicipedidae	Podilymbus podiceps	Pied-billed grebe	0.25–0.57	Americas	Most widespread American grebe species
Podicipedidae	Podiceps nigricollis	Eared grebe	0.20–0.74	North and Central Americas	Most abundant grebe in the world
Diomedeidae	Phoebastria immutabilis	Laysan Albatross	2.3–3.5	Northern Pacific Ocean to Hawaiian Islands
Diomedeidae	Diomedea exulans	Wandering albatross	6.5–8.5	Southern Hemisphere
Procellaridae	Puffinus puffinus	Manx Shearwater	0.4–0.5	North Atlantic
Procellaridae	Fulmarus glacialis	Northern Fulmar	0.4–1.0	Northern Hemisphere
Hydrobatidae	Oceanites oceanicus	Wilson's Storm Petrel	0.03–0.04	Worldwide except North Pacific and extreme North Atlantic	May be most abundant seabird worldwide