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Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)
Verified source photographKent P. McFarlandCC0 · View source
PRB-0130Charadriiformes

Long-tailed Jaeger

Págalo Rabero

Stercorarius longicaudus

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC · Least Concern

The long-tailed jaeger or long-tailed skua (Stercorarius longicaudus) is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae.

FamilyStercorariidaeSkuas and Jaegers
Puerto Rico occurrenceAccidental / vagrantAvibase inferred core 380
Primary habitatopen-oceanSea
Primary dietCarnivoreAquatic predator
Average mass315.75 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementMigratoryAerial

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XC912774Recording 1 of 3call, alarm call, short call, "kuik"
Spectrogram of Long-tailed Jaeger: call, alarm call, short call, "kuik"
SpectrogramStercorarius longicaudus

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Sound recorded by Thomas Bergman · XC912774 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Island profile

Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Long-tailed Jaeger

The long-tailed jaeger or long-tailed skua (Stercorarius longicaudus) is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN
LC
Puerto Rico DNER
No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA
No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat
Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat
open-ocean
Elevation
0–1300 m
Nest
Scrape · Ground
Clutch
1–2 eggs
Social behavior
Not resolved

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