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Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Págalo Parasítico
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Photo: D. Roberson
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Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Págalo Parasítico
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Photo: D. Roberson
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A brown-backed seabird, similar to the larger Pomarine Jaeger, but thinner, and with the two protruding central tail feathers more pointed. Length: 41-46 cm.; weight: 380-510 g. The name "parasitic" refers to the jaegersÆ habit of stealing food from other seabirds during migration and winter. Nests on the Arctic tundra of North America and Eurasia and winters in the Sargasso Sea and off South America. Rare migrant offshore Puerto Rico, e.g. Culebra, 17 May 2001, and Barceloneta, 1 October 1999. TAXONOMY: CHARADRIIFORMES; LARIDAE; Stercorariinae |
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Photo: G. Beaton
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Dark phase, Culebra, 17 May 2001 - Photo: H. Golet
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Dark phase, Culebra, 17 May 2001 - Photo: H. Golet
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Dark phase, Culebra, 17 May 2001 - Photo: H. Golet
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Dark phase, Culebra, 17 May 2001 -
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