Archive for the ‘Stercorariidae’ Category

• Long-tailed jaeger

  Sep 6 | Jaegers | Little Stint | 539 Views | with No Comments

  The Long-tailed jaeger – Stercorarius longicaudus is a migratory medium sized seabird (but smallest skua) of the Family Stercorariidae. It is a summer breeder to the High Arctic Tundra of the whole Holarctic Region, and...

• Parasitic jaeger

  Sep 6 | Jaegers | Little Stint | 527 Views | with No Comments

  The Parasitic jaeger – Stercorarius parasiticus is a migratory large seabird (but a small skua) of the family Stercorariidae. It is a summer breeder to the whole Holarctic Region and in winter is a long distance migrator to...

• Pomarine jaeger

  Sep 5 | Jaegers | Little Stint | 523 Views | with No Comments

  The Pomarine jaeger – Stercorarius pomarinus is a medium sized, strongly migratory seabird of the family Stercorariidae. It is a summer breeder to the Holarctic Region and in winter migrates to Temperate and Tropical seas...

• Brown skua

  Sep 5 | Skuas | Little Stint | 532 Views | with No Comments

  The Brown skua – Stercorarius antarcticus is a large migratory seabird of the family Stercorariidae in the Order Charadriiformes. It breeds on isolated islands in the subantartic oceans and outside the breeding season it...

• Stercorariidae – skuas and jaegers

  Sep 5 | Stercorariidae | Little Stint | 544 Views | with No Comments

  The Stercorariidae – skuas and jaegers is a family of medium to large seabirds of the Order Charadriiformes. They are strongly migratory ground nesting birds found in Polar and Temperate Regions. They are all classified in...