How big does the Long-Tailed Jaeger get?

The Long-Tailed Jaeger grows to about 58 cm.

Long-Tailed Jaeger

Stercorarius longicaudus

Group: Other
Max size: 58 cm
IUCN status: LC

The most graceful of the skuas, it trails two long central tail feathers in flight and nests on the Arctic tundra. At sea it harries gulls and terns to rob them of their catch and scavenges what it can, ranging across the open ocean.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Charadriiformes › Stercorariidae › Stercorarius

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 137171.

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How big does the Long-Tailed Jaeger get?: The Long-Tailed Jaeger grows to about 58 cm.