A heavy-bodied seabird about 53 cm long, greyish-brown above with a paler head and white flashes across the wings. Breeds on Antarctic coasts, then ranges widely at sea, and defends its nest by diving directly at intruders.
Taxonomy
- Order / family / genus
- Charadriiformes · Stercorariidae · Stercorarius
Conservation
Least concern
· LCWidespread and abundant taxa.