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Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
Audubon Illustration
John James Audubon, Birds of America (1827-1838). Public domain.
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About the Pomarine Jaeger
The pomarine jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus), pomarine skua, or pomatorhine skua, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is a migrant, wintering at sea in the tropical oceans.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Stercorarius pomarinus
- Family
- Skuas and Jaegers
- Order
- Charadriiformes
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