Stercorarius skua · Icelandic: Skúmur
A bulky, fearless pirate that harasses birds many times its size.
Habitat: Coastal moorland and cliff-top grassland | Season: Apr–Sep
Harasses gannets, gulls and even other skuas into dropping their catch, and will dive-bomb anyone approaching its nest.
Great Skuas will readily attack birds many times their own size, including large gulls and even other seabirds' chicks.
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