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Long-tailed Jaeger

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Long-tailed Jaeger

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Also known as Stercorarius longicaudus, Long-tailed Skua

species of bird

OverviewAI-generated

The long-tailed jaeger (*Stercorarius longicaudus*) is a species of bird in the family Stercorariidae, within the order Charadriiformes. It belongs to the class Aves and phylum Chordata, with its taxonomic authority cited as Vieillot, 1819. The species is classified as a marine habitat organism and has an accepted taxonomic status. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2018.

This bird has a wingspan of 1 and a mass of 307.2. Its range includes Brazil, Indonesia, South America, and Africa. In the wild, the maximum longevity for the long-tailed jaeger is 14 years.

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Species

Least Concern

long-tailed jaeger

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassAves
  3. OrderCharadriiformes
  4. FamilyStercorariidae
Habitatmarine

Maximum longevity: 14 years (wild)

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Stercorarius
Mass
307.2
Image
Long-tailed Skua (js) 26.jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
Commons category
Stercorarius longicaudus
taxon name
Stercorarius longicaudus
Commons gallery
Stercorarius longicaudus
taxon common name
Sombelavarambo
wingspan
1
taxon range
Africa
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Encyclopedic overview

The long-tailed jaeger or long-tailed skua (Stercorarius longicaudus) is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae.

Etymology

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Long-tailed Jaeger” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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