Skuas and Jaegers
Stercorarius
The skuas /ˈskjuːə/ are a group of seabirds with about seven species forming the family Stercorariidae and the genus Stercorarius. The three smaller skuas are called jaegers in American English.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species
Parasitic Jaeger
speciesStercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Jaeger
speciesStercorarius pomarinus
Long-tailed Jaeger
speciesStercorarius longicaudus
Brown Skua
speciesStercorarius antarcticus
Great Skua
speciesStercorarius skua
South Polar Skua
speciesStercorarius maccormicki
Chilean Skua
speciesStercorarius chilensis
Brown × South Polar Skua
hybridStercorarius antarcticus × maccormicki
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 4479.