Skuas

Great Skua

Catharacta skua

The Great Skua (Catharacta skua) is a 1.3 kg ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It migrates.

Family

Skuas

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

1.3 kg

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

21

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