Skuas

species:

Parasitic Skua

scientific name:

Stercorarius parasiticus

notes:

Dark blue ring with a white 2 alpha code (on one tarsus) and blue ring with geolocator (on other leg).

note 1 : Norwegian metal/steel rings are used.

note 2 : rings are dark blue with white inscription: 2 letters. Starting letters are C, E, H and Z.

note 3 : project in Slettnes, Norway

note 4 : in 2014, adults were equiped with geolocators attached to blue rings. In these birds, the metal ring is on the left tibia, the colour ring on the left tarsus, and the logger/blue ring on the right tarsus.

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colour-ring type:

Legring : one, coded.

colour-ring colour (of the c-ring):

Dark Blue [B]

colour-ring code (of the c-ring):

Two alpha code (2 letters).

countries where ringed:

Norway.