Antarctic skua
E1040734
The Antarctic skua is a large, robust seabird of the Southern Ocean known for its aggressive behavior and opportunistic feeding, including scavenging and preying on other seabirds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Antarctic skua canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal
ⓘ
bird ⓘ seabird ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| associatedWith | penguin colonies ⓘ |
| binomialAuthority | Lesson, 1831 ⓘ |
| bodyMass | approximately 1.2 kilograms ⓘ |
| breedsIn |
Antarctic Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
subantarctic islands ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 1–2 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
Antarctic skua
ⓘ
brown skua NERFINISHED ⓘ southern great skua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
carrion
ⓘ
chicks of seabirds ⓘ eggs of seabirds ⓘ fish ⓘ krill ⓘ small birds ⓘ |
| family | Stercorariidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingBehavior |
opportunistic
ⓘ
predatory ⓘ scavenging ⓘ |
| genus | Stercorarius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal waters
ⓘ
ice-free coastal areas ⓘ offshore marine waters ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | over 20 years in the wild ⓘ |
| migratesTo |
South Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ South Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migration | partially migratory ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Antarctic region
ⓘ
Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBehavior |
aggressive toward other seabirds
ⓘ
kleptoparasitism ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentalCare | both parents incubate eggs ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage |
mostly brown
ⓘ
pale patches on wings ⓘ |
| preysOn |
penguin chicks
ⓘ
penguin eggs ⓘ |
| reproduction | nests on ground ⓘ |
| scientificName | Stercorarius antarcticus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| wingspan | approximately 1.3 meters ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.