Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
Parasitic Jaeger photographed by Leonard Medlock
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Arctic Skua (Europe) ...
Parasitic Jaeger
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Parasitic Jaegers are highly dependent upon lemmings, often vacating their breeding areas when that species population collapses, which occurs about every four years.
The Parasitic Jaeger is the Jaeger most often seen from shore, as they tend to congregate over the continental shelf within a few miles from land.
Parasitic jaegers are great travelers and annually migrate to winter in the Southern Hemisphere. Both light- and dark-colored morphs of this bird occur, though scientists are not yet sure what natural advantages each color affords.
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Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus. Rare in winter, spring, summer, and early fall in Gulf Coast region. Found in the Gulf and on bays.
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus. Accidental. Hypothetical.
A. Parasitic Jaeger, light phase
B. Sooty Shearwater
C. Northern Fulmar, light phase
D. Greater Shearwater
E. Wilson's Storm-Petrel
F. Leach's Storm-Petrel ...
The Parasitic Jaeger, also known as the Arctic Skua or Parasitic Skua, (Stercorarius parasiticus) is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae.
Arctic Skua or Parasitic Jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Skua or Pomarine Jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus
Chilean Skua, Stercorarius chilensis ...
PREDATORS : Canada goose predators include humans; ravens,crows, and magpies (Corvidae); gulls (Larus spp.); parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasitucus); foxes (Vulpes, Urocyon, Aplex); brown bear (Ursus arctos); coyote (Canis latrans); ...
Parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Nut-grass (Cyperus rotundus)
Great egret (Casmerodius albus)
Snowy egret (Egretta thula)
Little yellow-shouldered bat (Sturnira lilium)
Green heron (Butorides virescens)
Red knot (Calidris canutus) ...
Arctic Skua / Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) July 2004
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) June 2006
Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) September 2005
Common Gull (Larus canus) September 2005 ...
Skua, Parasitic aka Arctic Skua aka Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Found: North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia
Photographed by: 1) Arnstein Ronning in Tromso Norway 2) Art Sowls of the US Fish and Wildlife ...
Long-tailed Skua, Longtailed Skua, Parasitic Jaeger, Arctic Jaeger, Buffon's Jaeger, Gull-Teaser, Whip-Tail
Bird Family :
Stercorariini - Skuas & Jaegers ...
RICHARDSON'S JAGER.
[Parasitic Jaeger.]
LESTRIS RICHARDSONII, Swains.
[Stercorarius parasiticus.] ...
Parasitic Jaeger
This is the more common and smaller of the Jaegers. The tail streamers are pointed, but this is a difficult fieldmark to judge on these fast moving birds.
Stercorarius parasiticus
Arctic Skua
"Parasitic Jaeger"
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Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus)
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Royal Tern (Sterna maxima)
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata) ...
Of the three jaegers (Stercorarius species), all of northern oceans, the largest is the pomarine jaeger (also called jiddy hawk), the most common the parasitic jaeger, and the most graceful the long-tailed jaeger.
However, extensive flashes are not unheard of in all three Jeagers, Parasitic Jaeger in particular.
 See also: Jaeger, Gull, Common Tern, Kittiwake, Gannet
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