The three smaller skuas, the Arctic skua, the long-tailed skua, and the pomarine skua, are called jaegers in North American English. The English word "skua" comes from the Faroese name for …

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 …

May 27, 2024 · The skua is a top avian predator with a reputation for being a bird bully. These birds are long-distance migrants who spend their winters in warmer waters before heading to …

Often a visitors first sight of a skua is at a penguin colony where they usually are nesting nearby. They hang around as a dark presence looking for unguarded eggs or weak or isolated chicks …

Jun 23, 2024 · Great Skua (Stercorarius skua): Also known as the “Bonxie,” the Great Skua is the largest skuas. It has a dark brown plumage with white markings and a robust build. Great …

At sea, the Great Skua eats primarily fish, particularly species like sand lance, which gather in dense schools. It will also steal food from other seabirds while at sea or feed on discarded fish …

Adults have distinct pale mottling on the upperparts, which serves to separate them from adults of the very similar South Polar Skua. Juveniles are more uniformly colored, with warm-colored …

The Great skua (Stercorarius skua) is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It mainly eats fish caught at the sea surface or taken from other birds. The Great skua is sometimes …

The Great Skua is a robust seabird with dark brown plumage, often mottled with lighter streaks. It has a distinctive stocky build, with a large head, powerful hooked bill, and broad wings that …

Britain is home to most of the world's breeding population of Great Skua, which is found in the north and west of Scotland. Regularly Occurring Species Arctic Skua Great Skua Occasional …