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Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
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About the Parasitic Jaeger
The parasitic jaeger or arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus), also known as the parasitic skua or arctic jaeger, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is a migratory species breeding in Northern Fennoscandia, Scotland, Iceland, Greenland, Northern Canada, Alaska, and Siberia and wintering across the southern hemisphere. Kleptoparasitism is a major source of food for this species during migration and winter, and is where the name is derived from.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Stercorarius parasiticus
- Family
- Skuas and Jaegers
- Order
- Charadriiformes
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