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Chilean Skua (Stercorarius chilensis)

Chilean Skua, Beagle Channel
Chilean Skua, Beagle Channel

About Chilean Skua (Stercorarius chilensis)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Pelicans
  • Family: Jaegers and Skuas

The Chilean skua, also known as the cinnamon skua, is a large predatory seabird, which breeds in Argentina and Chile, but ranges as far north as Brazil and Peru when not breeding. A relatively distinctive skua, it has a dark cap that contrasts with its cinnamon throat and lower face. Hybrids with the Falkland skua are known from southern Argentina.

Source: Wikipedia

Visits

  • 2005-02-02

    Ushuaia - Beagle Channel, Argentina
    Image from 2005-02-02
  • 2019-06-28

    Valparaiso, Chile
  • 2021-11-26

    Ushuaia, Argentina