Chilean Skua

分类位置

同属物种

棕色贼鸥

Brown Skua

北贼鸥

Great Skua

长尾贼鸥

Long-tailed Jaeger

短尾贼鸥

Parasitic Jaeger

中贼鸥

Pomarine Jaeger

南极贼鸥

South Polar Skua

形态与习性

The Chilean skua, also known as the cinnamon skua (Stercorarius chilensis), is a large predatory seabird, which breeds in Argentina and Chile, but ranges as far north as Brazil and Peru when not breeding. A relatively distinctive skua, it has a dark cap that contrasts with its cinnamon throat and lower face. Hybrids with the Falkland skua are known from southern Argentina. Chilean skuas feed on fish and other seabirds, as well as scraps, and carrion. They breed in colonies during the Southern He