arctic skua (English spelling) arcticskua

Japanese: arctic skua(英語表記)arcticskua
arctic skua (English spelling) arcticskua

...They breed in the northern part of the Northern Hemisphere and migrate to the Southern Hemisphere in winter. The long-tailed skua ( S. longicaudus ) (illustration) and the black-tailed skua ( S. parasiticus ) are also similar birds to the skua, breeding in the Arctic and wintering in the Southern Hemisphere. All three species are seen passing through the coastal waters of Japan twice a year, in spring and autumn, but the majority of them are seen in spring.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "arctic skua" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…北半球の北部で繁殖し,冬期には南半球に渡る。シロハラトウゾクカモメS.longicaudus(英名long tailed skua)(イラスト)とクロトウゾクカモメS.parasiticus(英名arctic skua)もトウゾクカモメによく似た鳥で,北極圏で繁殖し,南半球で越冬する。3種とも日本では春秋の2回,近海を通過するものが見られるが,春期にその数が多い。…

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