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The bird on the left is in winter plumage, while the bird on the right is in breeding plumage. Although one is a male and the other a female in the exhibit, there is no sexual dimorphism - males and females look the same regardless of season.
The bird in winter plumage is a juvenile female.
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- Title: Common Loon
- Location: Washington, DC and Woods Hole, MA, United States, North America
- Type: Taxidermy Specimen
- Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
- External Link: https://dcbirds.si.edu/bird/common-loon
- Scientific Name: <i>Gavia immer</i>
- Photo Credit: David Price, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
- Field: Vertebrate Zoology
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