South Polar Skua

Stercorarius maccormicki

Order

CHARADRIIFORMES

Family

Skuas and Jaegers (Stercorariidae)

Code 4

SPSK

Code 6

STEMAC

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Hooked Seabird
Eye Color: No data.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Dark Brown
Forehead Color: Dark Brown
Nape Color: Dark Brown
Throat Color: Dark Brown
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 53 cm (21 in)
Weight: 1134 g (40 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: Brown, Gray
Underparts: Dark Brown
Upperparts: Dark Brown
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Swift direct flight with shallow wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 132 cm (52 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Dark Brown
Under Tail: Dark Brown
Leg Color: Black

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