Preying on Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) hovering over colony.. Falkland Skua or Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus, exact taxonomy is under dispute). They are the great skuas of the southern polar and subpolar region. South America, Falkland Islands, January

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