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Arctic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticus

The parasitic jaeger or arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus), also known as the parasitic skua or arctic jaeger, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is a migratory species breeding in Northern Fennoscandia, Scotland, Iceland, Greenland, Northern Canada, Alaska, and Siberia and wintering across the southern hemisphere.

Overview

The parasitic jaeger or arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus), also known as the parasitic skua or arctic jaeger, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is a migratory species breeding in Northern Fennoscandia, Scotland, Iceland, Greenland, Northern Canada, Alaska, and Siberia and wintering across the southern hemisphere. Kleptoparasitism is a major source of food for this species during migration and winter, and is where the name is derived from.

Habitat & distribution

Habitats

TerrestrialMarine

Video

Parasitic jaeger, also known as the arctic skua or parasitic skua, (Stercorarius parasiticus).Credit: Marc Plomp · CC BY-SA 3.0 nlSource ↗

Sounds

flight callTeet Sirotkin · Stormyra, Kongsfjord, Finnmark, Norway · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. WoRMS / Aphia World Register of Marine Species
  3. Wikipedia — Parasitic jaeger Wikipedia

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