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- 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
Chile, S. Argentina, Antarctic Penisula, Falkland Islands, and other S. Atlantic islands.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Open ocean near coastlines.
Behaviour
A scavenger who is not above stealing food from other seabirds.