Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Stercorariidae
Genus
Stercorarius
 
Birds of North America
Version  2.0
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 - Pomarine Jaeger
 - Pomarine Jaeger
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Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus

R. Haven Wiley and David S. Lee
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2000

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Figure 1. Breeding distribution of the Pomarine Jaeger in North America. - Range Map
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Figure 1. Breeding distribution of the Pomarine Jaeger in North America.

This species winters at sea from California and Florida south. It also breeds in northern Russia and winters in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world. See text for details.

Recommended Citation

Haven Wiley, R. and D. S. Lee (2000). Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.483
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