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Great Skua

Stercorarius skua
Family
Skuas and Jaegers
Order
Charadriiformes
Codes
gresku1, GRSK
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilySkuas and Jaegers (Stercorariidae)
SpeciesStercorarius skua
Codesgresku1, GRSK
Identification

The Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) is a member of the Skuas and Jaegers family within the order Charadriiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code gresku1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Skuas and Jaegers
Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
Chilean Skua
Stercorarius chilensis
Brown Skua
Stercorarius antarcticus
South Polar Skua
Stercorarius maccormicki
Great Skua photo
(c) Ulrich Latzenhofer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Stercorarius skua

Family: Skuas and Jaegers

Order: Charadriiformes

eBird Code: gresku1