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Jaeger ID - Straits of Singapore (1 Viewer)

SeeToh

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Shot this Jaeger at the Straits of Singapore today (4 Nov 2017).

Am I right to say that it's a Parasitic Jaeger?

Is it an adult in non-breeding plumage? If not, are we able to age this bird?
 

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Looks like an Arctic Skua to me - note the sharp points to the central tail feathers, and the longish but slender bill :t:

Don't hold with this stupid jeager nonsense, it ought to be abolished ;)
 
Nutcracker said:
Looks like an Arctic Skua to me - note the sharp points to the central tail feathers, and the longish but slender bill :t:

Don't hold with this stupid jeager nonsense, it ought to be abolished ;)
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Agree with Arctic Skua.

The name "jaeger" comes from the German word for "hunter". In some ways it's more logical than the word "skua", which is apparently derived from the Faroese word "skugvur", the specific name for Great Skua, but I can't bring myself to use it....
 
andyb39 said:
Agree with Arctic Skua.

The name "jaeger" comes from the German word for "hunter". In some ways it's more logical than the word "skua", which is apparently derived from the Faroese word "skugvur", the specific name for Great Skua, but I can't bring myself to use it....
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You are right Andy, but if bird names had to be chosen by logic, there's a bunch of changes we would have to do in our World bird lists...
 
andyb39 said:
The name "jaeger" comes from the German word for "hunter". In some ways it's more logical than the word "skua", which is apparently derived from the Faroese word "skugvur", the specific name for Great Skua, but I can't bring myself to use it....
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Valéry Schollaert said:
You are right Andy, but if bird names had to be chosen by logic, there's a bunch of changes we would have to do in our World bird lists...
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Even the Germans don't use it :t:
 
yeah, we call them 'robber gulls'. but the danes call them "jaeger" = same expression as in german for hunter. skuas are just the Catharacta species (in german, danish etc.)
 
well, they share "ø" and "æ" so in a haste i assumed this wiki page was danish...but i should have known better since i visited varanger just 1,5 years ago...
 
Hi Nathan,

nbalblas said:
Hi, In Dutch they are called Jagers, which indeed means agressive chaser. Greetings from Holland!
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Thanks for confirming my uninformed guess!

I knew it had to be intrepid Dutch seafarers, sailing the seven seas, and giving fitting names to all birds they encountered! ;-)

Greetings from Hamburg,

Henning
 
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