Skuas
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Stercorariidae
The skuas are in general medium-to-large birds, typically with grey or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They have longish bills with a hooked tip, and webbed feet with sharp claws. They look like large dark gulls, but have a fleshy cere above the upper mandible. They are strong, acrobatic fliers. Three species have been recorded to species level in South Carolina, while a skua has been seen but not identified to species. Additionally, there is a hypothetical record of a South Polar Skua.
- *skua species, Stercorarius species
- South Polar Skua, Stercorarius maccormicki (H)
- Pomarine Jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus
- Parasitic Jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus
- Long-tailed Jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of South Carolina