Which Skua? (1 Viewer)

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Tsingy

Well-known member

• Nov 22, 2012

• #1

Hi everyone ,

I want get your opinions about this birds. Is it a pomarine skua or artic skua?

Fist bird.

http://www.trakus.org/kods_bird/uye/?fsx=2fsdl15@d&idx=84832
http://www.trakus.org/kods_bird/uye/?fsx=2fsdl15@d&idx=84813

Second bird.

http://www.trakus.org/kods_bird/uye/?fsx=2fsdl47@d&idx=84980

Thanks.

 

Last edited: Nov 22, 2012

grebefeet9

elegant tern of phrase

• Nov 22, 2012

• #2

first bird is def. a pomarine, second looks like an arctic.

 

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Tsingy

Well-known member

• Nov 22, 2012

• #3

http://www.trakus.org/kods_bird/uye/?fsx=2fsdl47@d&idx=84841

First bird flying.

 

Last edited: Nov 22, 2012

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KGS

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• Nov 23, 2012

• #4

Both birds are Pomarines. 2nd bird has a very strong bill.

 

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OlaB

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• Nov 23, 2012

• #5

I agree that the second bird looks like a Pom but what makes the first one? Looks good for an Arctic to me.

 

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smiths

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• Nov 23, 2012

• #6

Indeed Ola. Especially the flight shot, showing the long and very pointed central tail feathers, thin bill and restricted dark crown (not reaching down into malar area) leaves no doubt that the first bird is an Arctic Skua.

 

Valéry Schollaert

Respect animals, don't eat or wear their body or s

• Nov 23, 2012

• #7

first bird is def. a pomarine, second looks like an arctic.

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Ma first opinion was just reverse, but I didn't dare to tell, I found ID skuas on photo quite tough indeed.

Glad to see others think the same. Arctic & Pomarine.

 

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KGS

Well-known member

• Nov 23, 2012

• #8

I missed the flight shot. Agree with OlaB & smiths that the first bird is most probably an Arctic, but I'm not completely confident. Note that the bird is not quite adult (some blue-grey remains on tarsi) and very heavily worn. I would therefore not trust the shape of the central tail feathers much in this case. I find that bill and general flight-silhouette and fairly sparse flank-barring fits Arctic best though.

 

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balex78

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• Nov 23, 2012

• #9

The second bird I'm pretty sure is a Pomarine skua. The bill is strong and the pattern of the underwing diagnostic (white-dark-white area in the primaries) . The first one is a little trickier: the pics of the bird in flight shows a slender silhouette and wings profile and the second pic of the first bird show a small head if compared to body and a not so strong bill. I think this is Arctic skua.

Alex

 

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Tsingy

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• Nov 24, 2012

• #10

Thanks everbody.