Skua caught in handing net

The brown skua is a large, aggressive bird. Its powerful, hooked bill is capable of inflicting serious damage and must be treated with caution by researchers.

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:	The brown skua is a large, aggressive bird. Its powerful, hooked bill is capable of inflicting serious damage and must be treated with caution by researchers.