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title: "Wydrzyk amerykański"
description: "Stercorarius chilensis — Ptaki. The Chilean skua, also known as the cinnamon skua (Stercorarius chilensis), is a large predatory seabird, which breeds in Argentina and Chile, but ranges as far north as Brazil and Peru when not breeding."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/chilean-skua
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Wydrzyk amerykański

> Stercorarius chilensis — Ptaki. The Chilean skua, also known as the cinnamon skua (Stercorarius chilensis), is a large predatory seabird, which breeds in Argentina and Chile, but ranges as far north as Brazil and Peru when not breeding.

- Scientific name: *Stercorarius chilensis*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 1342
- Wikidata: [Q1072916](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1072916)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144294](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144294)

## Names

- en: Chilean Skua
- de: Chileskua
- es: Salteador chileno
- fr: Labbe du Chili
- nl: Chileense grote jager
- pt: Mandrião-chileno
- pl: Wydrzyk amerykański

## Countries with the most observations

CL (621), AR (337), UY (34), BR (23), PE (4)

## Summary

The Chilean skua, also known as the cinnamon skua (Stercorarius chilensis), is a large predatory seabird, which breeds in Argentina and Chile, but ranges as far north as Brazil and Peru when not breeding. A relatively distinctive skua, it has a dark cap that contrasts with its cinnamon throat and lower face. Hybrids with the Falkland skua are known from southern Argentina.
Chilean skuas feed on fish and other seabirds, as well as scraps, and carrion. They breed in colonies during the Southern Hemisphere summer.
Overall, little is known about this South American species and what is known largely comes from descriptive…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_skua

## Photo

![Wydrzyk amerykański](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chilean-skua/medium.jpg)

Photo: Federico Muñoz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151151540

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chilean-skua?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).