Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Charadriiformes |
| Family | Skuas and Jaegers (Stercorariidae) |
| Species | Stercorarius maccormicki |
| Codes | sopsku1, 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.
Related Species in Skuas and Jaegers