10 Exceptional Pirate Birds Of The Sky

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Yashshvi Srivastava
Oct 19, 2024

Red-footed Booby

They are good at hunting fish and squid by diving but steal food from other birds when it becomes challenging to catch a prey.

Herring Gull

These birds have the image of crafty scavengers who steal food from picnics, beaches and other seabirds.

Brown Booby

They are expert divers but don't back out in stealing other birds' food especially when the catch is easy.

South Polar Skua

They are skilled at robbing penguin eggs and feeding on the left-overs of the other marine birds.

Parasitic Jaeger

They are the popular food robbers as they strategically speed up to loot the food of the other seabirds.

Pomarine Jaeger

They are the unruly mob as they harass other seabirds and force them to surrender their meal.

Arctic Tern

It is known for its sleek build and acrobatic flight with which it steals fish from other birds.

Magnificent Frigatebird

This bird is known for its long migration and strategically stealing fish from other birds and mammals.

Great Skua

This bird is known as the ‘Pirate of the Seas’ and is popular for its aggressive strategies to steal food from other seabirds.

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