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| Arctic Skua/Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- 2nd calendar year in flight |
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| Photographer : | © Dipu Karuthedathu |
| Location : | ~18 km off the coast of Mangaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Date : |
26 October 2014 |
| English synonyms: | Parasitic Skua, Arctic Jaeger, Richardson's Jaeger, Richardson's Skua, Arctic Hawk Gull, Black-Toed Gull, Boatswain, Dung-Hunter, Gull-Chaser, Jiddy Hawk, Man-O'-War, Marlinespike, Skait-Bird, Teaser, Whip-Tail |
| Bird Family : | Stercorariidae - Skuas & Jaegers |
| Bird Group : | CICONIIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | Aged based on the juvenile-like underwing barring and relatively late start to the moult (noted from multiple images).
A (presumed) adult bird was sitting on a float when this bird came and sat near the float. Later a 3rd year bird came and chased this bird and the two flew away. - DK |
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