Chilean Skua vs Arctic Jaeger

Catharacta chilensis से तुलना Stercorarius parasiticus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Chilean Skua Arctic Jaeger
वैज्ञानिक नाम Catharacta chilensis Stercorarius parasiticus
गण Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
कुल Stercorariidae Stercorariidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 75.9 cm (29.9 in) 62.1 cm (24.4 in)
वजन 1387.5 g (48.94 oz) 459.0 g (16.19 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Chilean Skua only

कोई नहीं

Arctic Jaeger only

संरक्षण स्थिति

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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