Great Skua
Stercorarius skua
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 1,346
- Most observed in
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Description
The great skua (Stercorarius skua), sometimes known by the name bonxie in Britain, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is roughly the size of a herring gull. It mainly eats fish caught at the sea surface or taken from other birds.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Great skua”.