South Polar Skua
Stercorarius maccormicki
🐦 Bird
About South Polar Skua
Aggressive predators and scavengers, South Polar Skuas are known for stealing food from other birds and preying on penguin eggs and chicks. They breed on the Antarctic continent and migrate to the Northern Hemisphere during the Antarctic winter, making one of the longest migrations of any bird.
Where to See Them
Antarctic Sound
High chance Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec
Antarctica Peninsula
High chance Jan-Mar, Nov-Dec
Brown Bluff
High chance Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec
Cuverville Island
High chance Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec
Deception Island
High chance Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec
Elephant Island
High chance Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec
Gerlache Strait
High chance Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec
Half Moon Island
High chance Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec
Neko Harbour
High chance Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec
Paradise Bay
High chance Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec
Paulet Island
High chance Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec
Ross Island
High chance Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec
Ross Sea
High chance Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec
South Orkney Islands
High chance Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec
South Shetland Islands
High chance Jan-Mar, Nov-Dec
Weddell Sea
High chance Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec
Drake Passage
Good chance Jan-Mar, Nov-Dec
Lemaire Channel
Good chance Jan, Dec