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Kōrero: Gulls, terns and skuas

Subantarctic skua adults and chick

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Subantarctic skua adults and chick

Subantarctic skua chicks have to beg aggressively to be fed by their parents, and a quieter sibling may be quickly outgrown by its better-fed rival. Adults are territorial, sending off intruders with vicious swooping attacks.

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Department of Conservation

Reference: 10029520

by Peter J. McClelland

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Gerard Hutching, Gulls, terns and skuas – Skuas, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/8929/subantarctic-skua-adults-and-chick (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Gerard Hutching, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.