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Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus(Temminck, 1815)
- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Stercorariidae
- Genus
- Stercorarius
At a glance
The Pomarine Jaeger is a very large bird, about 65–78 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 65–78 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Pomarine Jaeger look like?
The Pomarine Jaeger is a very large bird, about 65–78 cm long and weighing 530–917 g.
The pomarine jaeger, pomarine skua, or pomatorhine skua, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is a migrant, wintering at sea in the tropical oceans.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Pomarine Jaeger?
The Pomarine 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 Pomarine Jaeger eat?
The Pomarine Jaeger feeds on carrion and fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks or alone.
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