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;[[:Category:Stercorarius|Stercorarius]] parasiticus | ;[[:Category:Stercorarius|Stercorarius]] parasiticus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Also known as Arctic or Parasitic Skua | Also known as Arctic or Parasitic Skua | ||
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41 cm length. Light phase adults brown back, mainly white underparts and dark primary wing feathers with a white "flash". The head and neck yellow-white, black cap and pointed central tail projection. Dark phase adults dark brown, and intermediate phase birds are dark with paler underparts, head and neck. All phases have the white wing flash. | 41 cm length. Light phase adults brown back, mainly white underparts and dark primary wing feathers with a white "flash". The head and neck yellow-white, black cap and pointed central tail projection. Dark phase adults dark brown, and intermediate phase birds are dark with paler underparts, head and neck. All phases have the white wing flash. | ||
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Diet includes lemmings and other rodents | Diet includes lemmings and other rodents | ||
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*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=41&bid=518 View more images of this species on the ABID] | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=41&bid=518 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=937&Bird_Image_ID=1256&Bird_Family_ID=102 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=937&Bird_Image_ID=1256&Bird_Family_ID=102 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
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- Stercorarius parasiticus
Identification
Also known as Arctic or Parasitic Skua
41 cm length. Light phase adults brown back, mainly white underparts and dark primary wing feathers with a white "flash". The head and neck yellow-white, black cap and pointed central tail projection. Dark phase adults dark brown, and intermediate phase birds are dark with paler underparts, head and neck. All phases have the white wing flash.
Distribution
Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Scandinavia, and northern Russia.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Dry tundra, higher fells and islands.
Behaviour
Up to four olive-brown eggs are laid.
Diet includes lemmings and other rodents
Jizz and behaviour-based [ID tips]
Bird Song
<flashmp3>Stercorarius parasiticus (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
