smaller skuas, the Arctic skua, the long-tailed skua, and the pomarine skua, are called jaegers in North American English. The English word "skua" comes...
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Skua Island (54°1′S 37°15′W / 54.017°S 37.250°W / -54.017; -37.250) is an island immediately northeast of Prion Island in the entrance to the Bay of...
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The great skua (Stercorarius skua), sometimes known by the name bonxie in Britain, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is roughly...
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The brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus), also known as the Antarctic skua, subantarctic skua, southern great skua, southern skua, or hākoakoa (Māori)...
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Skua Island (65°15′S 64°16′W / 65.250°S 64.267°W / -65.250; -64.267 (Skua Island)) is a roughly triangular island 0.7 nautical miles (1.3 km; 0.81 mi)...
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south polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) is a large seabird in the skua family, Stercorariidae. An older name for the bird is MacCormick's skua, after explorer...
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The Sea Skua is a British lightweight short-range air-to-surface missile (ASM) designed for use from helicopters against ships. It was primarily used by...
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Long-tailed jaeger (redirect from Long-tailed skua)
meaning "hunter". The English word "skua" comes from the Faroese name skúgvur [ˈskɪkvʊər] for the great skua, with the island of Skúvoy known for its colony...
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Parasitic jaeger (redirect from Arctic skua)
parasitic jaeger (North America) or Arctic skua (Europe) (Stercorarius parasiticus), is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is a migratory species...
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Pomarine jaeger (redirect from Pom Skua)
pomarine jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus), pomarine skua, or pomatorhine skua, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is a migrant, wintering...
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