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Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus
| Armenian Name: | Երկրապոչ ծովահեն որոր |
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See Plate 31 for Long-tailed Jaeger and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Casual |
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| Length: | 48-53 cm, Wing Span:105-117 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 152. |
| Description: | Slim jaeger with short bill, small head, and long pointed wings. |
| Adult (Breeding): | Long tail streamers. Crown and upper face gray-black; brown-gray upperparts contrast with black flight feathers. Brown-gray flanks and undertail coverts. Pale area across nape to belly. |
| Juvenile: | Highly variable but often brown-gray and heavily barred overall. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from other jaegers by slim body, long tail streamers, and proportionately long narrow wings. |
| Behavior: | Agilely pursues terns to steal food; can pluck food from water surface in flight. |
| Habitat: | Lakes, reservoirs. |
| Food: | Primarily fish, also small animals, carrion. |
