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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
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:
Red, reddish brown, or amber, in adults. Juveniles are brown-red during the first winter and become red by summer.
Head pattern:
Plain
Crown Color:
Dark Brown
Forehead Color:
Dark brown to gray.
Nape Color:
Dark Brown
Throat Color:
Dark brown to black.
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
53 cm (21 in)
Weight:
1599 g (56.43 oz)
Size:
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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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X