Great Skua

Stercorarius skua

Least Concern

The Great Skua is a powerful skua or jaeger of North Atlantic breeding islands and surrounding seas. It ranges widely over the sea, where it pursues fish, invertebrates, carrion, and other seabirds' catches, then breeds on open tundra, islands, or coastal ground at high latitudes.

Family

Stercorariidae

Group

Skuas and Jaegers

Range

Great Skua Range — Resident or seasonal range in North Atlantic breeding islands and surrounding seas

Population

≈ Unknown

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