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Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus
Audubon Illustration
John James Audubon, Birds of America (1827-1838). Public domain.
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About the Long-tailed Jaeger
The long-tailed jaeger or long-tailed skua (Stercorarius longicaudus) is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Stercorarius longicaudus
- Family
- Skuas and Jaegers
- Order
- Charadriiformes
Similar species
Other members of the skuas and jaegers family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
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