- Stercorarius skua
Identification
Length 57-59cm. Overall dark brown with distinct white bases of primaries (visible only in flight). Throat lighter brown. Tail slightly wedge-shaped. Black bill and legs.
Distribution
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Chile, S. Argentina, Antarctic Penisula, Falkland Islands, and other S. Atlantic islands.
[[Image:Great_Skua.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by jenygard
Location: ==Taxonomy==
Monotypic. Has been placed in the genus Catharacta with the other large skuas(Sibley & Monroe, 1993; Clements, 2000).
Habitat
Open ocean near coastlines.
Behaviour
A scavenger who is not above stealing food from other seabirds.
