Brown Skua
📸 Photo by Walter Coppola: https://www.pexels.com/photo/seabird-gliding-over-ocean-waves-in-flight-31488622/
Muscular gull-like pirate of cold oceans, the skua dives on fishing birds and raids penguin colonies. Hooked bill, mottled coat and fearless attitude mark it on windy coasts. In summer it nests in spaced pairs on tundra, fiercely driving away intruders.
Technical factsheet
Type:Bird
Habitat:Marine
Diet:Carnivore
Continents:Antarctica, South America, Oceania, Africa, Asia
Size:45–60 cm length
Weight:1–2 kg
Activity:Diurnal
Social behavior:Pair
Lifespan:20–30 years in the wild
Habitat: The Brown Skua can be found in South-africa, Uruguay, Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Falkland-is, New-zealand, Chile, Angola, Brazil, Oman, India, Iran