Deep Forest Canopy
Species Radar
Skuas and Jaegers

Great Skua

Stercorarius skua

The great 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.

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