The skua Stercorarius parasiticus, which occurs in three colour phases and breeds in the tundra and coastal moorlands of northern Eurasia and North America; also called (in N. America) parasitic jaeger.
Origin
Early 19th century.
Definition of Arctic skua in US English:
Arctic skua
noun
The skua Stercorarius parasiticus, which occurs in three colour phases and breeds in the tundra and coastal moorlands of northern Eurasia and North America; also called (in N. America) parasitic jaeger.