Skuas (Stercorariidae)
Long-tailed Skua (Stercorarius longicaudus) - HBW 3, p. 571
French: Labbe à longue queue
German: Falkenraubmöwe
Spanish: Págalo Rabero
Other common names: Long-tailed Jaeger
Taxonomy: Stercorarius longicaudus Vieillot, 1819, northern Europe.
Individuals with plumage characteristics of pallescens occasionally occur in nominate race. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- longicaudus Vieillot, 1819 - Arctic and subarctic uplands of Scandinavia and Russia E to delta of R Lena; winters in subantarctic and offshore S South America and S Africa.
- pallescens Løppenthin, 1932 - Arctic Greenland, North America and Siberia E of delta of R Lena; winters in subantarctic and offshore S South America and S Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult in breeding plumage with quite short tail looking for insects in the snowy tundra Locality Pyasina Delta, Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp longicaudus)
Laurent Demongin 24 June 2008 4 years ago 52 sec 4.6 -
An adult in breeding plumage coming back to the nest in the tundra, then incubating Locality Pyasina Delta, Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp longicaudus)
Laurent Demongin 6 July 2008 4 years ago 40 sec 4.6 -
Calling to another adult on top of rock. Locality Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA (United States)
Wayne Hall 23 July 2011 1 year ago 34 sec 4.2 -
Several shots of an adult in breeding plumage landing and taking off in the snowy tundra Locality Pyasina Delta, Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp longicaudus)
Laurent Demongin 24 June 2008 4 years ago 44 sec 4 -
Adult bird in breeding plumage standing on ground in breeding habitat. Calls because of nearby photographer and videographer Locality Richardson Highway, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp pallescens)
Marc de Bont 15 July 2008 2 years ago 50 sec 3.6 -
An adult in breeding plumage with very long tail looking for insects in the snowy tundra Locality Pyasina Delta, Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp longicaudus)
Laurent Demongin 24 June 2008 4 years ago 52 sec 3.5
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Stercorarius longicaudus juvenil
Locality Navarre, Spain
Ricardo Rodriguez 28 August 2012 37 weeks ago 4.5 -
Juvenile
Locality Maasvlakte, Rotterdam, South Holland Province, Netherlands
Paul Cools 6 September 2008 29 weeks ago 4.2 -
An adult sitting in the tundra
Locality Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp longicaudus)
Laurent Demongin 23 July 2010 2 years ago 4.2 -
Long-tailed Jaeger spooks a pair of Red Knots and a Ruddy Turnstone.
Locality Alert, Nunavut, Canada (ssp pallescens)
Ken Simonite 6 July 2011 1 year ago 4.1 -
Standing in the outfall.
Locality Alert, Nunavut, Canada (ssp pallescens)
Ken Simonite 5 July 2011 1 year ago 4.1 -
A breeding bird in the tundra, perched on the ground.
Locality Varanger Peninsula, Finnmark County, Norway (ssp longicaudus)
Dc.Owl 11 June 2009 3 years ago 4
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A pair alarming near the nest Locality Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Eastern Russia, Russia
(Monotypic species)
Laurent Demongin 11 July 2010 2 years ago 4.5 -
An adult alarming near the nest Locality Pyasina Delta, Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia
(ssp longicaudus)
Laurent Demongin 6 July 2008 3 years ago 4 -
A couple in aerial display, deffending their nest from a third bird Locality Svalbard Islands, Svalbard Islands and Jan Mayen
Santiago Imberti 10 July 2012 42 weeks ago 0
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