Great skua
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The great skua, sometimes known by the name bonxie in Britain, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is roughly the size of a herring gull. It mainly eats fish caught at the sea sur
Stercorarius skua Iceland 8
Displaying white wing flashes
Great skua, as another pair flew too close to their nest site (Shetland)
Egg, Collection Museum Wiesbaden
Skua
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The skuas are a group of predatory and kleptoparasitic seabirds with seven species forming the genus Stercorarius, the only genus in the family Stercorariidae. The three smaller skuas, the Arctic skua
Great skua
…The great skua (Stercorarius skua), sometimes known by the name bonxie in Britain, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is roughly the size of a herring gull. It mainly eats fish caught at the sea surface or taken from other birds. The great skua was described from…
Stercorarius pomarinus PCCA20070623 3985B
Two brown skuas (S. antarcticus) and a southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) fighting over a dead Antarctic fur seal
Skua nestling, with egg tooth still present on its beak