{"id":2521,"date":"2007-07-30T16:18:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-30T16:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/30\/pomarine-skua-fact-sheet\/"},"modified":"2020-03-10T12:15:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T13:15:49","slug":"pomarine-skua-fact-shee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/pomarine-skua-fact-shee\/","title":{"rendered":"Pomarine skua fact sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nStercorarius<\/span> <\/span>pomarinus | <\/span>Pomarine skua<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n<\/a>The pomarine skua (also known as pomarine jaeger) has a wide range of plumage variation. All are dark and have small white flashes on the wings. The light morph adults have white underparts, a black cap and a yellow-tinged neck. Dark morph adults are dark brown (and can easily be confused with the great skua<\/a><\/i>) and the intermediate morph birds are dark but have paler underparts. Additionally, breeding adults have an elongated
\ntail streamer which can reach up to 10 cm in length. Juveniles are dark and
\noften difficult to identify. Like other skuas, the pomarine skua frequently steals food from other marine birds (e.g.
\nterns and gulls). Pomarine skuas can be sighted in
\nthe Azores during the winter, the time that they are heading to the coast of
\nWest Africa where they spend the winter. <\/span>This species is classified as a “rare vagrant” in the Azores.
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\nLength:<\/b> 46 – 48 cm<\/span>
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\nWeight: <\/b>540 – 920 g<\/span>
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\nWingspan: <\/b>110 – 138 cm<\/p>\n

Population: <\/b>
\n\u2022 <\/span>Global: c.250,000 – 3,000,000
\n\u2022 <\/span>Europe: c.60,000 – 150,000<\/p>\n

Diet: <\/b>
\n\u2022 <\/span>Summer: Lemmings, eggs and birds
\n\u2022 <\/span>Winter: fish (occasionally steals and scavenges)<\/p>\n

Longevity:<\/b> 385 months<\/p>\n

Breeding age:<\/b> 4 – 5 years<\/p>\n

Eggs:<\/b> 1 – 2<\/p>\n

Incubation:<\/b> 25 – 28 days<\/p>\n

Nesting sites: <\/b>Grass-lined depressions<\/p>\n

Fledging:<\/b> 25 – 30 days<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\nIn other languages<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n
\nPortuguese: Moleiro pomarino<\/span><\/div>\n
\nSpanish: P\u00e1galo pomarino\/Salteador pomarino<\/span><\/div>\n
\nFrench: Labbe pomarin<\/span>
\nItalian: Stercorario mezzano<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\nGerman: Spatelraubm\u00f6we<\/span>
\nDutch: Middelste jager<\/span>
\nSwedish: Bredstj\u00e4rtad labb<\/span><\/span>
\nNorwegian: Polarjo<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\nDanish: <\/span>Mellemkjove<\/span><\/div>\n
\nFinnish: Leve\u00e4pyrst\u00f6kihu<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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