Birds of Colombia

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Genus: Stercorarius (3 species, 7 worldwide)

Genus Stercorarius includes jaegers and skuas, large gull-like seabirds that often steal food from gulls.


Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus pallescens) Nome, Alaska,
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Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus pallescens) Immature United States Immature Long-tailed Jaegers are more grey than other immatures (Birds of Peru).
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Has longest central tail feathers (longer than length of tail) of any Jaeger.

Parasitic Jaeger

Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Germany
Light morph.

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Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) Barrows, Alaska, Dark morph.
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Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) Barrows, Alaska,
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Largest Jaeger. Black cap extends below bill (Birds of Peru). There is also a dark brown morph.

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