Skuas

Chilean Skua

Catharacta chilensis

The Chilean Skua (Catharacta chilensis) is a 1.4 kg ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It migrates.

Family

Skuas

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

1.4 kg

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

5

Recorded in Chile, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, Brazil.

Where to see it: Cap Ratmanoff (French Southern and Antarctic Lands); Faro Punta Carretas (Uruguay); Río Lluta · Desembocadura (Chile); SN Humedal Río Maipo · Desembocadura (Chile); Carcass Island (Falkland Islands / Malvinas).

Photo: (c) Daniel S. Katz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Daniel S. Katz via iNaturalist