Archive for the ‘Stercorariidae’ Category

• Pomarine skua

  Oct 2 | Skuas, Skuas+ | Little Stint | 1248 Views | with Comments Off on Pomarine skua

  Pomarine skua – Stercorarius pomarinus – also on this site called – Pomarine jaeger &#...

• Arctic skua

  Oct 2 | Skuas, Skuas+ | Little Stint | 1211 Views | with Comments Off on Arctic skua

  Arctic skua – Stercorarius parasiticus – also on this site called – Parasitic jaeger &#...

• South polar skua

  Mar 26 | Skuas, Skuas+ | Little Stint | 1329 Views | with Comments Off on South polar skua

  South polar skua – Stercorarius maccormicki – is a large migratory pelagic seabird that breeds around the coastline of Antarctica. It is of Type – seabird, Family Stercorariidae and Order Charadriiformes....

• Great skua

  Aug 16 | Skuas, Skuas+ | Little Stint | 1668 Views | with Comments Off on Great skua

  The Great skua – Stercorarius skua is a large migratory species of Type – seabird, the Family Stercorariidae and the Order Charadriiformes. It breeds on islands and isolated coasts of the North Atlantic, from Ireland...

• Long-tailed jaeger

  Sep 6 | Jaegers, Skuas+ | Little Stint | 2384 Views | with No Comments

  The Long-tailed jaeger – Stercorarius longicaudus is a Holarctic migratory medium sized species of Type – seabird (but smallest skua) of the Family Stercorariidae and the Order Charadriiformes. It is a summer breeder...

• Parasitic jaeger

  Sep 6 | Jaegers, Skuas+ | Little Stint | 2376 Views | with No Comments

  The Parasitic jaeger – Stercorarius parasiticus is a migratory large species of Type – seabird (but a small skua) of the family Stercorariidae and the Order Charadriiformes. It is a summer breeder to the whole...

• Pomarine jaeger

  Sep 5 | Jaegers, Skuas+ | Little Stint | 2381 Views | with No Comments

  The Pomarine jaeger – Stercorarius pomarinus is a medium sized, strongly migratory species of Type – seabird of the family Stercorariidae and Order Charadriiformes. It is a summer breeder to the Holarctic Region and...

• Brown skua

  Sep 5 | Skuas, Skuas+ | Little Stint | 2414 Views | with No Comments

  The Brown skua – Stercorarius antarcticus is a large migratory species of Type – seabird of the family Stercorariidae in the Order Charadriiformes. It breeds on isolated islands in the subantarctic oceans and outside...

• Stercorariidae – skuas+

  Sep 5 | Skuas+, Stercorariidae | Little Stint | 2371 Views | with No Comments

  The Stercorariidae – Skuas+ or Stercorariidae – skuas and jaegers is a family of medium to large species of Type – seabird of the Order Charadriiformes. They are strongly migratory ground nesting birds found in...