brute force than the smaller skuas (jaegers) when it harasses its victims. References Further reading "National Geographic" Field Guide to the Birds of North America Seabirds by Peter Harrison, • Udayakumara, A. A. D. A., D. M. S. S. Karunarathna, A. A. T. Amarasinghe and E. M. K. B Ekanayake (2007). First confirmed record of South Polar Skua Catharacta maccormicki Saunders, 1893 (Aves: Stercorariidae) from Western Province, Sri Lanka. Birding Asia, 8: 83–84. External links Antarctic bird information and images South polar skua (Catharacta maccormicki) videos and photos at the Internet Bird Collection Skuas Birds of Antarctica Birds described in 1893 Taxa named by Howard Saunders South Pole Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN