Parasitic Jaeger
merikihu · Stercorarius parasiticus
Photo: Jinesh PS, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family: Stercorariidae (Kihut) · Size: 38–41 cm
The parasitic jaeger or arctic skua, also known as the parasitic skua or arctic jaeger, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is a migratory species breeding in Northern Fennoscandia, Scotland, Iceland, Greenland, Northern Canada, Alaska, and Siberia and wintering across the southern hemisphere. Kleptoparasitism is a major source of food for this species during migration and winter, and is where the name is derived from.
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