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smaller species retained in Stercorarius, and the
large species placed in
Catharacta. However,
based on genetics, behavior, and
feather lice, the
overall relationship...
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Danish zoologist Morten Thrane Brünnich in 1764
under the
binomial name
Catharacta skua. It is now
placed in the
genus Stercorarius that was
introduced by...
-
separate genus Catharacta. The
south polar skua is a
large bird (though
small compared to
other skuas sometimes placed in
Catharacta) that
measures around...
- seabirds,
small mammals, eggs and carrion.
BirdLife International (2017). "
Catharacta antarctica". IUCN Red List of
Threatened Species. 2017: e.T62289571A111158661...
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related to the
larger skuas (species
formerly placed in a
separate genus Catharacta:
Great Skua,
Chilean Skua,
Brown Skua, and
South Polar Skua). Together...
- The
parasitic jaeger (North America) or
Arctic skua (Europe) (Stercorarius parasiticus), is a
seabird in the skua
family Stercorariidae. It is a migratory...
- genus-level
classification of this species. It was
previously classified into
Catharacta along with the
Falkland skua and the
south polar skua, but all
skuas have...
- list (link) Furness, R. W. (1978). "Kleptoparasitism by
great skuas (
Catharacta skua Brünn.) and
Arctic skuas (Stercorarius
parasiticus L.) at a Shetland...
- Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus), the
large south polar skua (
Catharacta maccormicki), and
Antarctic petrel (Thal****oica antarctica). The seals...
-
Laurentii Salvii. p. 132. Allen, J.A. (1904). "The case of
Megalestris vs.
Catharacta". The Auk. 21 (3): 345–348 [346,
Footnote 1]. doi:10.2307/4070197. hdl:2027/hvd...
