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- Longueur
- 53–66 cm
- Envergure
- 125–140 cm
- Poids
- 1 300–1 500 g
Présence dans le détroit
Rare pelagic winter visitor, more common during migration. Summer visitors may be seen.
Identification
The largest of the Skuas. Similar in appearance and size to the Yellowlegged Gull, but extremely robust, with short tail and wide wings with white patches at the base of the primaries, both above and below.
Déplacements
Prenuptial migration peaks during March; postnuptial less obvious with peaks during August and October.
Reprises de bagues
United Kingdom (3). Stercorariidae forma oscura lighter phase Págalo Parásito Págalo Parásito forma clara lighter phase Págalo Pomarino forma clara lighter phase Págalo Grande
Texte éditorial de Bioestrecho. Dernière révision : 8 septembre 2026.
Galerie
DétroitLeo Cantiran, CC BY · 2024
Bob, CC BY · 2016
steve b, CC0 · 2024
steve b, CC0 · 2024
steve b, CC0 · 2024
Kerri-Lee Harris, CC BY · 2019
