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
Sounds
flight callTeet Sirotkin · Stormyra, Kongsfjord, Finnmark, Norway · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
References
- GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
- WoRMS / Aphia World Register of Marine Species
- Wikipedia — Parasitic jaeger Wikipedia

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