Skuas (Stercorariidae)
Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
French: Labbe parasite German: Schmarotzerraubmöwe Spanish: Págalo Parásito
Other common names: Parasitic Jaeger
Taxonomy:
Larus parasiticus Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Circumpolar in coastal tundra, mainly within the band 57°-80° N. Winters in oceans of Southern Hemisphere, especially close to coasts of South America, S Africa, S Australia and New Zealand.
- Least Concern
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An adult, light morph in breeding plumage, sitting and flying in the snowy tundra Pyasina Delta, Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (Eastern)
Laurent Demongin 20 June 2008 47 weeks ago 29 sec 3.5 -
A bird chasing a Sandwich Tern and finally stealing its food Vlieland, Netherlands (Monotypic species)
Peter van Dam 16 November 2007 1 year ago 35 sec 3.5 -
An adult with breeding plumage on the ground Varanger Fjord, Finnmark County, Norway (Monotypic species)
Jean Hupperetz 31 May 2000 6 years ago 6 sec 3.5 -
An adult in summer plumage walking on the ground Outer Norse Island, Svalbard Islands (Monotypic species)
Steven Edwards 11 August 2003 4 years ago 24 sec 3.3 -
An individual sitting in the grass Handa Island, Sutherland, Scotland, UK (Monotypic species)
Christian Dortu 31 May 2002 6 years ago 24 sec 3.1
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juvenile bird flying Pucusana, Lima, Peru
Nature Expeditions... 1 November 2008 25 weeks ago 3 -
juvenile bird flying Pucusana, Lima, Peru
Nature Expeditions... 1 November 2008 25 weeks ago 3 -
Juvenil Caimare Chico, Zulia, Venezuela
kperezleon 1 March 2009 47 weeks ago 3 -
An individual eating dead fish Caimare Chico, Zulia, Venezuela
kperezleon 1 March 2009 47 weeks ago 3 -
Adult pale morph Spitsbergen, Svalbard Islands
fleviez 25 June 2005 1 year ago 3
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