South Polar Skua

Stercorarius maccormicki
Family
Skuas and Jaegers
Order
Charadriiformes
Codes
sopsku1, SPSK
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilySkuas and Jaegers (Stercorariidae)
SpeciesStercorarius maccormicki
Codessopsku1, SPSK
Identification

The South Polar Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) 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 sopsku1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.