How big does the South Polar Skua get?

The South Polar Skua grows to about 53 cm.

South Polar Skua

Stercorarius maccormicki

Group: Other
Max size: 53 cm
IUCN status: LC

The south polar skua may be the southernmost breeding bird on Earth, nesting on Antarctic coasts and recorded even at the South Pole station. Out over the open ocean it is a piratical seabird, chasing other birds to make them drop their catch.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 422607.

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How big does the South Polar Skua get?: The South Polar Skua grows to about 53 cm.