Skua - Wikipedia On average, a skua is about 56 cm (22 in) long, and 121 cm (48 in) across the wings They have longish bills with a hooked tip, and webbed feet with sharp claws They look like large dark gulls, but have a fleshy cere above the upper mandible
Skua | Antarctic, Seabird, Predator | Britannica The great skua, or bonxie, is a bird about 60 cm (24 inches) long, resembling a gull but heavily built, with a brownish body and large, white wing patches It is the only bird that breeds both in the Arctic and in the Antarctic
Skua Bird Facts - A-Z Animals Four skua species (south polar, pomarine, parasitic, and long-tailed) breed on the Arctic coastline, then head to warmer waters, like the Southern Ocean, to spend winters The brown skua typically stays in the Southern Ocean, while the great skua stays in the North to Northeast Atlantic
Skua - South Polar - Antarctica fact file birds The South Polar Skua (Catharacta maccormicki) is the size of a largish gull They nest all around continental Antarctica and breed into the deep south
Great Skua | Audubon Field Guide 23" (58 cm) Bulky, powerful, with wide wings, thick neck Dark brown with white wing flash Very much like South Polar Skua, but head and body typically all dark with heavy pale stripes
Getting to Know Skuas: The Feisty Predators of the Avian World Each species of skua plays a unique role in marine ecosystems, contributing to the dynamics of predator-prey interactions and the overall biodiversity of their habitats Feeding Behavior of Skuas Their opportunistic and often aggressive nature characterizes the feeding behavior of skuas
Great Skua - eBird Powerful dark brown seabird, resembles a dark, heavily built immature gull Note eye-catching white flashes in the primaries when in flight Adults have distinct pale mottling on the upperparts, which serves to separate them from adults of the very similar South Polar Skua