Arctic Skua / Stercorarius parasiticus / Chaluha příživná
Birds, Charadriiformes, Arctic skua
Aves, Charadriiformes, Stercorarius parasiticus
Ptáci, Dlouhokřídlí, Chaluha příživná
Skuas are one a few birds specializing in acquiring food by so-called kleptoparasitism, which basically means they rob other birds of their catches. There are three color morphs of Arctic skua — dark morphs are more common, but on Svalbard, I met only light morphs like this one.
