Pomarine Jaeger

Stercorarius pomarinus

Least Concern

The Pomarine Jaeger is a powerful skua or jaeger of Arctic breeding grounds and oceans worldwide during migration. 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

Pomarine Jaeger Range — Resident or seasonal range in Arctic breeding grounds and oceans worldwide during migration

Population

≈ 10M–100M

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