[order] Charadriiformes | [family] Stercorariidae | [latin] Stercorarius skua | [IT] Stercorario maggiore | [UK] Great Skua | [FR] Grand Labbe | [DE] Skua | [ES] Pagalo Grande | [NL] Grote Jager | [SU]- Monotypic species Physical charateristics A large, dark, heavy-bodied, gull-like bird, mottled grey-brown with conspicuous white patches on the outer wing. Tail …

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