Archive for the ‘Stercorariidae’ Category

• Great skua

  Aug 16 | Skuas | Little Stint | 115 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 | Little Stint | 825 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 | Little Stint | 808 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 | Little Stint | 813 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 | Little Stint | 826 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 | Stercorariidae | Little Stint | 833 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...