Skua Animal Pictures
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Great Skua in flight on blue sky background.
Skuas have an average wingspan of 48 inches.
Close-up view of a Great Skua on a gray beach
Skuas, like this great skua, are brown or gray with white markings on their wings.
Chilean skua (Stercorarius chilensis) sea bird close up
Most skuas, like this Chilean skua, have long bills with hooked tips.
Skua South polar in Antarctica
Most skuas have webbed feet and sharp claws. This is a South Polar skua.
A brown skua chick spreads its wings on a sandy spot
Skuas, like this brown skua chick, leave the nest between 24 and 55 days after hatching.