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
Stercorarius pomarinus PCCA20070623 3985B
Two brown skuas (S. antarcticus) and a southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) fighting over a dead Antarctic fur seal
Great skua leaving the nest
Skua nestling, with egg tooth still present on its beak
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
Skua
…the long-tailed skua, and the pomarine skua, are called jaegers in North American English. The English word "skua" comes from the Faroese name for the great skua, skúgvur , with the island of Skúvoy renowned for its colony of that bird. The general Faroese term for skuas is kjógvi . The word "jaeger" or Jäger…
Stercorarius skua Iceland 8
Great skua, as another pair flew too close to their nest site (Shetland)
Egg, Collection Museum Wiesbaden