Pomarine Skua
Also known as Stercorarius pomarinus, Pomarine jaeger
species of bird
AI overview
The Pomarine Skua is a large seabird that hunts other birds and steals food from them while in flight, making it a skilled and aggressive predator of ocean environments. Like other skuas, it plays a role in marine ecosystems as a top predator, though it faces threats from changing ocean conditions and human activities.
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Species
pomarine jaeger
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyStercorariidae
Habitatmarine
En muy raras ocasiones se encuentra cerca de la costa; es más frecuente que se localice mar adentro, a una distancia considerable, sobre todo en la costa del Pacífico.
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- Pomarine Skua ( Stercorarius pomarinus ) Adult summer ... Coatham Sands , Redcar (53247051024).jpg
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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.
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