- dung"; the food
disgorged by
other birds when
pursued by
skuas was once
thought to be excrement.
Skuas nest on the
ground in temperate, Antarctic, and Arctic...
-
species and the
other large skuas, such as the
great skua, are
sometimes placed in a
separate genus Catharacta. The
south polar skua is a
large bird (though...
-
World War,
there were 33
operational Skuas; the type
quickly proved itself in combat. On 14 September,
three Skuas took off from Ark
Royal to go to the...
- 2016
reported that
brown skuas can
identify individual human beings,
possibly indicating high
cognitive abilities.
Brown skuas have been
noted for sometimes...
-
birds when
pursued by
skuas was once
thought to be excrement. The
species is monotypic: no
subspecies are recognised.
Great skuas measure 50–58 cm (20–23 in)...
-
formerly placed in a
separate genus from the
larger skuas (with the
jaegers in
Stercorarius and the
larger skuas in the
former genus Catharacta). However, behavioural...
- Sea
Skua's success in
active service and its
adoption by the
Royal Navy
resulted in
considerable success in the
international market. Sea
Skuas were...
- Look up
skua in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Skua is a
seabird in the
family Stercorariidae.
Skua may also
refer to:
Blackburn Skua, a
British dive-bomber/fighter...
-
Swedish coastline. The
parasitic jaeger is now
placed with the six
other skuas in the
genus Stercorarius that was
introduced in 1760 by the
French zoologist...
- is the part of the
order Charadriiformes that
includes the gulls, terns,
skuas and skimmers; the rest of the
order is made up of the
waders and snipes...
