Two brown skuas standing in profile

Skuas possess a unique combination of strong, hooked claws together with webbing between their toes. In this way they combine the characters of birds of prey and seabirds.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Young, Euan
Format:	Still Image
Language:	unknown
Published:	School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland 1992
Subjects:	Birds Land & seabirds Aves Charadriiformes Stercorariidae - Skuas Catharacta lonnbergi - Brown Skua New Zealand Brown Skua
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Description
Summary:	Skuas possess a unique combination of strong, hooked claws together with webbing between their toes. In this way they combine the characters of birds of prey and seabirds.