- Skua - Wikipedia
The three smaller skuas, the Arctic 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 [ˈskɪkvʊɹ], with the island of Skúvoy renowned for its colony of that bird
- Getting to Know Skuas: The Feisty Predators of the Avian World
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua): Also known as the “Bonxie,” the Great Skua is the largest skuas It has a dark brown plumage with white markings and a robust build Great Skuas are primarily found in the North Atlantic, breeding on remote islands and coastal cliffs
- Skua | Antarctic, Seabird, Predator | Britannica
The great skua, or bonxie, is a bird about 60 cm (24 inches) long, resembling a gull but heavily built, with a brownish body and large, white wing patches It is the only bird that breeds both in the Arctic and in the Antarctic
- Skua Bird Facts - A-Z Animals
The skua is a top avian predator with a reputation for being a bird bully These birds are long-distance migrants who spend their winters in warmer waters before heading to the Arctic to breed
- 7 Skua Birds (With Pictures) - Avibirds. com
The species was described in the Faroe Islands, giving rise to the name “Skua,” derived from the Faroese word skúvur The island of Skúgvoy, at the centre of the archipelago, was named after the great skua and is renowned for its sizable great skua breeding colony
- Great Skua - eBird
Adults have distinct pale mottling on the upperparts, which serves to separate them from adults of the very similar South Polar Skua Juveniles are more uniformly colored, with warm-colored and largely unmarked underparts; note bulkier build and more powerful flight than Pomarine Jaeger
- Skua - South Polar - Antarctica fact file birds
Often a visitors first sight of a skua is at a penguin colony where they usually are nesting nearby They hang around as a dark presence looking for unguarded eggs or weak or isolated chicks to prey on, which is a very productive means of finding food, but does their reputation no good at all
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