Chilean Skua vs South Polar Skua

Catharacta chilensis ile kıyaslandığında Catharacta maccormicki

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Chilean Skua South Polar Skua
Bilimsel Ad Catharacta chilensis Catharacta maccormicki
Takım Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Familya Stercorariidae Stercorariidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 75,9 cm (29.9 in) 77,4 cm (30.5 in)
Ağırlık 1387,5 g (48.94 oz) 1315,0 g (46.39 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Chilean Skua only

Hiçbiri

South Polar Skua only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

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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