Chilean Skua vs South Polar Skua

Catharacta chilensis so với Catharacta maccormicki

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Chilean Skua South Polar Skua
Tên Khoa Học Catharacta chilensis Catharacta maccormicki
Bộ Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Họ Stercorariidae Stercorariidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 75,9 cm (29.9 in) 77,4 cm (30.5 in)
Khối Lượng 1387,5 g (48.94 oz) 1315,0 g (46.39 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1-2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Chilean Skua only

Không

South Polar Skua only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

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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