Close up of skua regurgitate

Like many predatory birds, skuas regurgitate the less digestible components of their diet. Bones and feathers, remaining after a meal has been digested, are regurgitated in the form of a compact pellet.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wharton, Yvette
Format:	Other/Unknown Material
Language:	unknown
Published:	School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland 2004
Subjects:	Bird Birds \| Land and Seabirds Aves Charadriiformes Stercorariidae - Skuas Chatharacta maccormicki - South Polar Skua Cape Bird Ross Island Antarc* Antarctica
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Description
Summary:	Like many predatory birds, skuas regurgitate the less digestible components of their diet. Bones and feathers, remaining after a meal has been digested, are regurgitated in the form of a compact pellet.