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Stercorarius parasiticus

(Richardsons jaeger)

Overview

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Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Afrikaans:

Arktiese Roofmeeu

Common Names in Albanian:

Pul

Common Names in Armenian:

[karchapoch Tzovahen Voror ]

Common Names in Asturian:

C

Common Names in Basque:

Marikoi Isatslabur

Common Names in Breton:

Ar Sparfell-Vor Arktika

Common Names in Catalan:

Par

Common Names in Chinese:

[duan-Wei Zei-Ou]

Common Names in Cornish:

Gwagel Arctyk

Common Names in Croatian:

Kratkorepi Pomornik

Common Names in Czech:

Chaluha P, Chaluha Pr

Common Names in Danish:

Almindelig Kjove

Common Names in Dutch:

Kleine Jager

Common Names in English:

Arctic hawk gull, Arctic Jaeger, Arctic Skua, Artic Skua, black-toed gull, boatswain, dung-hunter, gull-chaser, jiddy hawk, man-o'-war, marlinespike, Parasitic Jaeger, Richardsons jaeger, skait-bird, teaser, whip-tail

Common Names in Esperanto:

Parasita Rabmevo

Common Names in Estonian:

S

Common Names in Faroese:

Hv

Common Names in Finnish:

Merikihu

Common Names in French:

labbe parasite

Common Names in Gaelic, Irish:

F

Common Names in Galician:

Palleira Parasita

Common Names in German:

Schmarotzerraubm, Schmarotzerraubmöwe

Common Names in Greenlandic:

Ishungak

Common Names in Haitian Creole French:

Lab Parazit

Common Names in Hebrew:

חמסן טפיל

Common Names in Icelandic:

Kj

Common Names in Inuktitut:

Ishungak

Common Names in Irish:

Meirleach Artach

Common Names in Italian:

Labbo

Common Names in Japanese:

Kuro-Toozoku-Kamome, Kurotouzokukamome, クロトウゾクカモメ

Common Names in Latin:

Stercorarius crepidatus

Common Names in Latvian:

Isastes Klijkaija

Common Names in Lithuanian:

Smailiauodegis Ple

Common Names in Malay:

Camar Kejar Arktik

Common Names in Maltese:

Ciefa Ta' L-Arktiku

Common Names in Manx:

Maarliagh Marrey

Common Names in Northern Sami:

H

Common Names in Norwegian:

Tyvjo

Common Names in Polish:

Wydrzyk Ostrosteny, Wydrzyk Ostrosterny

Common Names in Portuguese:

Bandido, Moleiro-Paras

Common Names in Portuguese (Brazil):

Bandido, Mandri

Common Names in Romansh:

Muetta Parasita

Common Names in Russian:

Korotkokhvosty Pomornik, Поморник короткохвостый

Common Names in Scots:

Fasgadair

Common Names in Serbian:

Kratkorepi Pomornik

Common Names in Slovak:

Pomorn

Common Names in Slovenian:

Bodicasta Govnacka

Common Names in Spanish:

Estercorario Paras, P, Págalo parásitico, Págalo Parásito, Salteador Par, Salteador parásito, Salteador parásito

Common Names in Spanish (Argentine):

Salteador Chico

Common Names in Spanish (Chile):

Salteador Chico

Common Names in Spanish (Costa Rica):

P

Common Names in Spanish (Cuba):

Estercorario Paras

Common Names in Spanish (Dominican Republic):

Pagalo Par

Common Names in Spanish (Honduras):

Gaviota Paras

Common Names in Spanish (Mexico):

Salteador Par

Common Names in Spanish (Nicaragua):

P

Common Names in Spanish (Uruguay):

Salteador Chico

Common Names in Swahili:

Skua Wa Akitiki

Common Names in Swedish:

Kustlabb, Labb

Common Names in Turkish:

Korsan Marti

Common Names in Valencian:

Par

Common Names in Welsh:

Gwylan Frech Yr Arctig

Description

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Physical Description

Adult : Bill: Shape : slim Body: Size: medium Wings : Shape: narrow.Adult Breeding Season : Head : Cap: blackish Bill: Shape: slim Body: Size: medium Upperparts: dark sooty-brown Wings: Shape: narrow.Adult Breeding Season Dark Phase : Head: Cap: blackish Color: sides yellowish Bill: Shape: slim Body: Size: medium Underparts: dark sooty-brown Upperparts: dark sooty-brown Wings: Shape: narrow.Adult Breeding Season Pale Phase: Head: Cap: blackish Color: tinged with yellowish Bill: Shape: slim Neck: Collar : white Color: tinged with yellowish Body: Breast: partial or complete grayish-brown band Size: medium Underparts: white Upperparts: dark sooty-brown Wings: Shape: narrow.Adult Light Morph : Head: Cap: brown Face : Cheeks: yellowish wash Body: Shape: thin Upperparts: brown Tail: Shape: 2 pointed central tail feathers extend beyond wedge-shaped tail.Adult Winter: Head: Crown: streaked Bill: Shape: slim Neck: Hindneck: streaked Body: Back: feathers edged with dull buff Breast: brown, scaled with whitish Size: medium Wings: Shape: narrow Tail: Undertail Coverts: broad, indistinct black barring Uppertail Coverts: broad, indistinct black barring.Adult Winter Dark Phase: Head: Crown: streaked Bill: blackish Shape: slim Neck: Hindneck: streaked Body: Back: feathers edged with dull buff Breast: brown, scaled with whitish Size: medium Underparts: dark Legs : Foot Color: blackish Wings: Shape: narrow Tail: Undertail Coverts: broad, indistinct black barring Uppertail Coverts: broad, indistinct black barring.Immature: Head: Crown: streaked Bill: pale at base Shape: slim Neck: Hindneck: streaked Body: Back: feathers edged with dull buff Breast: brown, scaled with whitish Size: medium Upperparts: more heavy grayish-buff barring Wings: Shape: narrow Linings : barred with pale gray Tail: Crissum: barred with pale gray Undertail Coverts: broad, indistinct black barring Uppertail Coverts: broad, indistinct black barring.

Size/Age/Growth

About 15 to 21 inches long, with a wingspan of 36 to 36 inches. Adults weigh about 14.9 ounces .

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,869 meters (0 to 12,694 feet).[1]

Ecology: This marine species is predominately coastal but will migrate over land . Most or all of its food will be obtained by kleptoparasitism when nesting near other seabird colonies, otherwise its diet can include microtine rodents, adult and fledgling passerines , wader chicks, birds eggs , insects and berries . Breeding begins in May or June, occuring later in the north then the south. It is either colonial at seabird sites or widely scattered accross the tundra where it is territorial1.

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List of Habitats :

Biology

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Diet

Mostly: Fish

Lesser Quantities of: Birds Small Mammals Eggs Carrion Insects

Reproduction

Migration

Migratory

Taxonomy

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Synonyms

Stercorarius parasiticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 17-Jul-2007

Similar Species

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Pomarine Jaeger

Members of the genus Stercorarius

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 14 species and subspecies in this genus:

S. antarcticus (Brown Skua) · S. antarcticus antarcticus (Antarctic Skua) · S. antarcticus hamiltoni (Tristan Da Cunha Skua) · S. chilensis (Chilean Skua) · S. longicaudus (Long-Tailed Jaeger) · S. longicaudus longicaudus (Long-Tailed Jaeger) · S. longicaudus pallescens (Eastern Long-Tailed Jaeger) · S. lonnbergi (Brown Skua) · S. maccormicki (Antarctic Jaeger) · S. parasiticus (Richardsons Jaeger) · S. pomarinus (Pomatorhine Skua) · S. skua (Northern Skua) · S. skua skua (Great Skua) · S. sp. (Jaeger Sp.)

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Further Reading

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Mean = 168.260 meters (552.034 feet), Standard Deviation = 451.700 based on 1,853 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
  2. BirdLife International 2009. Stercorarius parasiticus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 05 February 2012. [back]
Last Revised: 5/19/2012