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This big hunter resembles a seagull, but it has a heavier bill and a sturdier build. It’s a bit of a thief. It follows other birds, for example seagulls, until they drop their prey. Sometimes it even kills his victims.
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- Title: Great Skua
- Location: Iceland, Norway, the Faroe Islands and the Scottish islands, northwest of Ireland.
- Rights: Naturalis Biodiversity Center / CC-BY 4.0
- Wetenschappelijke naam: Megalestris skua
- Meer informatie: http://www.vogelvisie.nl/soort/grote_jager.php
- Klasse: Bird
- DOI: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/factsheet/22694160
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