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Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudusVieillot, 1819
- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Stercorariidae
- Genus
- Stercorarius
At a glance
The Long-tailed Jaeger is a large bird, about 35–58 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 35–58 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Long-tailed Jaeger look like?
The Long-tailed Jaeger is a large bird, about 35–58 cm long and weighing 218–360 g.
The long-tailed jaeger or long-tailed skua is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Long-tailed Jaeger?
The Long-tailed Jaeger is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Long-tailed Jaeger eat?
The Long-tailed Jaeger feeds on fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks or alone.
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