Skua

Skuas are a group of birds of the genus Stercorarius. They live near the ocean and have an aggressive lifestyle. They chase other birds to steal their catches, and they do fight, kill and eat other seabirds.^[1] Their victims include gulls, terns, puffins, and penguins.

Skuas nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions. They travel a long way to migrate, and have even been seen at the South Pole.

Skua Media

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
Catharacta chilensis (Chilean Skua)
Skua antarctique - South Polar Skua
Stercorarius antarcticus -Godthul, South Georgia, British Overseas Territories, UK -landing-8
Große Raubmöwe (Stercorarius skua) auf Handa Island
Parasitic Jaeger
spitsbergen, Long-tailed Skua (Stercorarius longicaudus)

References

↑ Harrison, Colin J.O. 1991. In Encyclopaedia of Animals: Birds, (ed) Forshaw, Joseph. London: Merehurst Press, p109. ISBN 1-85391-186-0

[1] Harrison, Colin J.O. 1991. In Encyclopaedia of Animals: Birds, (ed) Forshaw, Joseph. London: Merehurst Press, p109. ISBN 1-85391-186-0

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