Chilean Skua vs South Polar Skua

Catharacta chilensis مقارنةً بـ Catharacta maccormicki

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Chilean Skua South Polar Skua
الاسم العلمي Catharacta chilensis Catharacta maccormicki
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Stercorariidae Stercorariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 75,9 cm (29.9 in) 77,4 cm (30.5 in)
الوزن 1387,5 g (48.94 oz) 1315,0 g (46.39 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Chilean Skua only

بلا

South Polar Skua only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Chilean Skua

Least Concern

South Polar Skua

About These Birds

Chilean Skua

Chilean Skua, 52–58 cm, is a large, heavily built skua of southernmost South America and Cape Horn islands. Warm reddish-brown tones, pale face. Predator and scavenger at penguin and cormorant colonies; piracy also common. Partially migratory; winters at sea in the Pacific and Atlantic.

South Polar Skua

South Polar Skua, 50–55 cm, breeds on the Antarctic continent — one of the world's most southerly breeding birds, recorded at the South Pole. Strong migratory; winters in the North Pacific and North Atlantic, crossing the equator. Polymorphic; feeds on penguins, fish, and krill. Circumglobal migration.

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