South Polar Skua vs Long-tailed Jaeger

Catharacta maccormicki comparado com Stercorarius longicaudus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo South Polar Skua Long-tailed Jaeger
Nome científico Catharacta maccormicki Stercorarius longicaudus
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Stercorariidae Stercorariidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 77,4 cm (30.5 in) 60,3 cm (23.7 in)
Peso 1315,0 g (46.39 oz) 315,75 g (11.14 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

South Polar Skua only

Long-tailed Jaeger only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

South Polar Skua

Least Concern

Long-tailed Jaeger

About These Birds

South Polar Skua

Gaivotão polar de 50–55 cm com plumagem variável de clara a escura, reproduz na Antártida e migra para o hemisfério norte durante o verão boreal.

Long-tailed Jaeger

Long-tailed Jaeger, 48–53 cm body plus up to 25 cm tail streamers, is the most elegant jaeger, breeding on Arctic and sub-Arctic tundra worldwide. Feeds primarily on lemmings on the breeding grounds; transitions to pelagic planktivore and piscivore on the ocean. Migrates to subantarctic waters — one of the longest migrations.

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