Three skuas at nest feeding chicks

Brown skuas sometimes nest in trios, or larger groups. Most often this includes one female and multiple males defending a territory - a behaviour known as polyandry.

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:	Brown skuas sometimes nest in trios, or larger groups. Most often this includes one female and multiple males defending a territory - a behaviour known as polyandry.