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The south polar skua is a large bird (though small compared to other skuas sometimes placed in Catharacta) that measures around 53 cm (21 in) in length.Adults are greyish brown above, and have a whitish (pale morph) or straw-brown (intermediate morph) head and underparts, and the contrast between head and body makes it easy to separate from similar species with good views.
The eggs and chicks of other seabirds, primarily penguins, are an important food source for most skua species during the nesting season. [6] In the southern oceans and Antarctica region, some skua species (especially the south polar skua) will readily scavenge carcasses at breeding colonies of both penguins and pinnipeds. Skuas will also kill ...
South polar skua, Stercorarius maccormicki. The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with grey or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants. Chilean skua, Stercorarius chilensis; South polar skua, Stercorarius ...
The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with grey or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants. South Polar skua, Stercorarius maccormicki (A) Brown skua, Stercorarius antarcticus; Pomarine jaeger, Stercorarius ...
The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with gray or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants. Chilean skua, Stercorarius chilensis; South polar skua, Stercorarius maccormicki; Brown skua, Stercorarius antarctica
The brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus), also known as the Antarctic skua, subantarctic skua, southern great skua, southern skua, or hākoakoa (), is a large seabird that breeds in the subantarctic and Antarctic zones and moves further north when not breeding.
South polar skua. Order: Charadriiformes Family: Stercorariidae. Skuas and jaegers are medium to large seabirds with strongly hooked talons, hooked beaks, and webbed feet. They are pelagic birds and feed on a variety of animals—such as fish, bird eggs, and lemmings—by hunting, scavenging, or kleptoparasitizing them. [1] [2] [3]
South Polar skua (suðurhavsskúgvur) Stercorarius maccormicki B* Great skua (vanligur skúgvur) Stercorarius skua A; Pomarine skua (jói) Stercorarius pomarinus A; Arctic skua (vanligur kjógvi) Stercorarius parasiticus A; Long-tailed skua (snældukjógvi) Stercorarius longicaudus A