Brown Skua (species: Stercorarius antarcticus) in Birds of the Falkland Islands (Gaia Guide)
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Stercorarius antarcticus
Brown Skua


©Amrum: Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus)

©David Cook: Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus)

©Liam Quinn: Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Charadriiformes
Family Stercorcariidae
Genus Stercorarius
Species Stercorarius antarcticus

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • From 52 cm to 64 cm (Length of specimen) - applies to Adults

Weight

  • From 1.2 kg to 2.13 kg

Wingspan

  • From 126 cm to 160 cm - applies to Adults

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It breeds in the subantarctic and antarctic zones and moves further north when not breeding. (Wikipedia)

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