Skua chick on mossy rock

Skua chicks are precocial, meaning that they are already well developed by the time they hatch, and capable of withstanding harsh conditions.

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:Skua chicks are precocial, meaning that they are already well developed by the time they hatch, and capable of withstanding harsh conditions.

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