First record of Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus in Terre Adélie (140°1'E–66°40'S)

On 17 January 2023, a Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus was observed and photographed along the coast of Terre Adélie (136–142°E, 67–90°S). This is the first observation of this species at this locality since seabird monitoring began in 1952, and it is only the second report of this species at latitudes this far south.

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Antarctica, extralimital occurrence, Long-tailed Skua, Stercorarius longicaudus

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Lewden Agnès, Kiss Servane, Barrachio Téo, Barbraud Christophe (2023). First record of Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus in Terre Adélie (140°1'E–66°40'S). Marine Ornithology. 51 (2). 253-256. https://doi.org/http://www.marineornithology.org/article?rn=1541, https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00857/96938/

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