The bird life at Gjesvćrstappan

Latin (scientific) name - Stercorarius parasiticus. Family name - Stercorariidae

Number of eggs - 2 eggs
Hatching time - 25 - 28 days
Age of independence - 28 days
Oldest known age - ?
Length from tip of bill to tail - 46 - 50 cm

The acrobatic flyer. Forces gulls and sterns to disgorge fish and other food in the air and the Arctic Skua will catch the food before it hits the surface.

Tyvjo   Merikihu   Almindelig Kjove   Arctic Skua   Kustlabb   Labbe parasite   Kleine Jager   Labbo   Schmarotzerraubmöwe   Págalo parásito   Kjói   Wydrzyk ostrosterny

- Birds in Ola's BirdGuide -

Puffin  |  Guillemot  |  Razorbill  |  Black Guillemot  |  Red-necked Phalarope  |  Purple Sandpiper  |  Shag  |  Cormorant   Arctic Skua   White-tailed Eagle  |  Raven  |  Carrion Crow  |  Gannet  |  Fulmar  |  Oystercatcher  |  Arctic Tern  |  Great black-backed Gull  |  Kittiwake Common Gull  |  Herring Gull  |  Eider  |  Goosander  |  Long-tailed Duck  |  Mallard  |  † Great Auk