Pomarine jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus (Temminck, 1815)
The pomarine jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus), also called the Pomarine skua, is a bird in the family Stercorariidae and the order Charadriiformes. It is a small, migratory, marine bird with an aerial lifestyle, classed as an aquatic predator and a carnivore.
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Quick facts about the pomarine jaeger
Adults weigh from 648 to 740 g, with a representative mass of 692.5 g, and the wingspan is 1.18 m. It lays 1 clutch per year with a clutch size of 1.98 eggs, incubated for 25.9 days, and it is listed as Least Concern, which is not an IUCN threatened category.
- Weight
- 648 g – 740 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 1.18 msrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- marinesrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 25.9 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1.98src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the pomarine jaeger?
Photos of the pomarine jaeger
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Where does the pomarine jaeger live?
Not recorded
What is the pomarine jaeger?
The pomarine jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus), pomarine skua, or pomatorhine skua, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is a migrant, wintering at sea in the tropical oceans.
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Is the pomarine jaeger endangered?
The pomarine jaeger is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
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How is the pomarine jaeger classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyStercorariidae
- genusStercorarius
- SpeciesStercorarius pomarinus (Temminck, 1815)
Synonyms Coprotheres pomarinus nutcheri, Coprotheres pomatorhinus, Larus crepidatus, Lestris brevicaudus, Lestris pomarinus, Stercorarius nigricapillus
Other names and names in other languages (119)
- Gull-hunterEnglish
- JagerEnglish
- Pomarine skuaEnglish
- Pomarine skuaEnglish
- Pomarine skuaEnglish
- Pomathorine skuaEnglish
- Pomatorhine jaegerEnglish
- Pomatorhine skuaEnglish
- KnopstertroofmeeuAfrikaans
- KnoopstertroofmeeuAfrikaans
- جيجر بومارينيArabic
- كركر بومارينيArabic
- cágalu pomarínAsturian
- Cágalu CibiellaAsturian
- Ortaboy dənizçiAzerbaijani
- Паморнік сярэдніBelarusian
- Сярэдні паморнікBelarusian
- Сярэднi паморнiкBelarusian
- Голям морелетникBulgarian
- Тъпоопашат морелетникBulgarian
- পোমারাইন জেগারBangla
- Sparfell-vor lost loaBreton
- paràsit cuaampleCatalan
- chaluha pomořskáCzech
- chaluha pomořanskáCzech
- sgiwen fachWelsh
- Sgiwennod BachWelsh
- mellemkjoveDanish
- SpatelraubmöweGerman
- mittlere RaubmöweGerman
- ΛηστόγλαροςGreek
- ΣπαθοληστόγλαροςGreek
- Γαλαζόραμφος ληστόγλαροςGreek
- larĝvosta rabmevoEsperanto
- Págalo pomarinoSpanish
- Salteador grandeSpanish
- Salteador pomarinoSpanish
- Salteador RobustoSpanish
- laisaba-ännEstonian
- Marikoi isatsbihurBasque
- Marikoi isatsbihurraBasque
- قاپوی دمپیچPersian
- کاکایی اقیانوسی دم پیچPersian
- leveäpyrstökihuFinnish
- JóiFaroese
- Labbe pomarinFrench
- stercoraire pomarinFrench
- skraitsWestern Frisian
- Meirleach maraIrish
- Fàsgadair donnScottish Gaelic
- meirleach pomairíneachScottish Gaelic
- Papamerda palleiroGalician
- Maarliagh pomareenaghManx
- Lab piratHaitian Creole
- חמסן רחב-אברהHebrew
- Širorepi pomornikCroatian
- širokorepi pomornikCroatian
- Szélefarkú halfarkasHungarian
- szélesfarkú halfarkasHungarian
- Որոր ծովահեն միջինArmenian
- Camar-kejar pomarinIndonesian
- IsuŋŋaġlukInupiaq
- ÍskjóiIcelandic
- Stercorario mezzanoItalian
- トウゾクカモメJapanese
- განიერკუდა თოლია-მეკობრეGeorgian
- EshungakKalaallisut
- isunngarsuaqKalaallisut
- Орта құрақтұмсықKazakh
- Олқыденелі құрақтұмсықKazakh
- 넓적꼬리도둑갈매기Korean
- Sibiresch SkuaLuxembourgish
- bukauodegis plėšikasLithuanian
- vidējā klijkaijaLatvian
- поморникMacedonian
- Широкоопашест галебMacedonian
- കരണ്ടിവാലൻ സ്കുവMalayalam
- പോമരൈൻ മുൾവാലൻ കടൽക്കാക്കMalayalam
- Ċiefa ta' DenbhaMaltese
- Бэсрэг хайлгана - ᠪᠡᠰᠡᠷᠡᠭ ᠬᠠᠢᠢᠯᠭᠠᠨᠠMongolian
- Burung Pelangi PomarinMalay
- Łóóʼyiniʼįįhí diłhiłígííNavajo
- polarjoNorwegian Bokmål
- Middelsten JagerLow German
- middelste jagerDutch
- Saltadó MedianoPapiamento
- wydrzyk tęposternyPolish
- پومارین سکواWestern Panjabi
- moleiro-pomarinoPortuguese
- mandrião-pomarinoPortuguese
- Moleiro do ÁrcticoPortuguese
- moleiro-do-árcticoPortuguese
- moleiro-do-árticoPortuguese
- Muetta mesaunaRomansh
- Lup de mareRomanian
- Средний поморникRussian
- поморник среднийRussian
- ÁhpeháskilNorthern Sami
- áhpefáskilNorthern Sami
- govdabađháskilNorthern Sami
- mearraháskilNorthern Sami
- PolarháskilNorthern Sami
- pomorník strednýSlovak
- Lopatasta govnackaSlovenian
- lopatasta govnačkaSlovenian
- pulëzeza mesatareAlbanian
- Vitorepi pomornikSerbian
- Широкорепи поморникSerbian
- bredstjärtad labbSwedish
- Skua PomarinaSwahili
- นกสกัวหางช้อนThai
- กเจเกอร์หางช้อนThai
- küt kuyruklu korsan martıTurkish
- Далай ак-кускунуTuvinian
- Поморник середнійUkrainian
- Середній поморникUkrainian
- Chim Cướp biển vừaVietnamese
- 中賊鷗Chinese
- 中贼鸥Chinese
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Relatives of the pomarine jaeger
Other species in the same genus Stercorarius.
Parasitic jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
Great skua
Stercorarius skua
Long-tailed jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus
South polar skua
Stercorarius maccormicki
Brown skua
Stercorarius antarcticus
Chilean skua
Stercorarius chilensis
ComparePomarine jaeger vs Parasitic jaegerPomarine jaeger vs Great skuaPomarine jaeger vs Long-tailed jaegerPomarine jaeger vs South polar skua
Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
What kind of animal is the pomarine jaeger?
The pomarine jaeger is a bird in the family Stercorariidae and the order Charadriiformes. It is also called the Pomarine skua.
How heavy is the pomarine jaeger?
Adults weigh from 648 to 740 g, with a representative mass of 692.5 g. Its wingspan is 1.18 m.
What does the pomarine jaeger eat?
The pomarine jaeger is classed as an aquatic predator and a carnivore.
What is the habitat of the pomarine jaeger?
Its habitat is marine, and it has an aerial lifestyle. It is a migratory bird.
Is the pomarine jaeger endangered?
No. It is listed as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.
How many eggs does the pomarine jaeger lay?
It lays 1 clutch per year with a clutch size of 1.98 eggs. The eggs are incubated for 25.9 days.
Who named the pomarine jaeger?
The scientific name Stercorarius pomarinus is credited to (Temminck, 1815).
Sources and how to cite this page
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