NEW ZEALAND's BIRDS

Arctic Skua

Stercorarius parasiticus

(Photo: Dennis Buurman)

Breeding areas
Arctic and subarctic
Breeding season
Northern hemisphere summer
Dispersal migration
Migrates to Southern Oceans, January to April


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