Chilean Skua vs Arctic Jaeger

Catharacta chilensis مقارنةً بـ Stercorarius parasiticus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Chilean Skua Arctic Jaeger
الاسم العلمي Catharacta chilensis Stercorarius parasiticus
الرتبة Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
الفصيلة Stercorariidae Stercorariidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 75,9 cm (29.9 in) 62,1 cm (24.4 in)
الوزن 1387,5 g (48.94 oz) 459,0 g (16.19 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Chilean Skua only

بلا

Arctic Jaeger only

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Chilean Skua

Least Concern

Arctic Jaeger

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.

Arctic Jaeger

Arctic Jaeger (Parasitic Jaeger), 41–46 cm plus tail, is the commonest jaeger, breeding across Arctic tundra and wintering in tropical and subtropical seas. Highly piratical; pursues terns and gulls relentlessly to steal fish. Polymorphic: pale and dark morphs occur. Circumglobal migration through all oceans.

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