South Polar Skua vs Pomarine Jaeger

Catharacta maccormicki comparado com Stercorarius pomarinus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo South Polar Skua Pomarine Jaeger
Nome científico Catharacta maccormicki Stercorarius pomarinus
Ordem Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Família Stercorariidae Stercorariidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 77,4 cm (30.5 in) 70,2 cm (27.6 in)
Peso 1315,0 g (46.39 oz) 760,5 g (26.83 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

South Polar Skua only

Nenhum

Pomarine Jaeger only

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

South Polar Skua

Least Concern

Pomarine 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.

Pomarine Jaeger

Pomarine Jaeger, 46–51 cm plus twisted spoon-shaped central tail feathers, is the largest of the three small jaegers. Breeds on Russian and Canadian Arctic tundra; lemming-dependent on breeding grounds. Heavily built; pirates food from other seabirds at sea and scavenges at whale carcasses. Pelagic in winter.

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