-
separate genus Catharacta. The
south polar skua is a
large bird (though
small compared to
other skuas sometimes placed in
Catharacta) that
measures around...
-
smaller species retained in Stercorarius, and the
large species placed in
Catharacta. However,
based on genetics, behavior, and
feather lice, the
overall relationship...
-
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...
- likely, as the
pomarine jaeger shares several similarities with the "
Catharacta" skuas,
while the
great skua does not seem much
different from its Southern...
- seabirds,
small mammals, eggs and carrion.
BirdLife International (2017). "
Catharacta antarctica". IUCN Red List of
Threatened Species. 2017: e.T62289571A111158661...
- 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...
- The
parasitic jaeger (North America) or
Arctic skua (Europe) (Stercorarius parasiticus), is a
seabird in the skua
family Stercorariidae. It is a migratory...
- Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus), the
large south polar skua (
Catharacta maccormicki), and
Antarctic petrel (Thal****oica antarctica). The seals...
- list (link) Furness, R. W. (1978). "Kleptoparasitism by
great skuas (
Catharacta skua Brünn.) and
Arctic skuas (Stercorarius
parasiticus L.) at a Shetland...
-
sheathbill (Chionis alba), the
large south polar skua (
Catharacta maccormicki),
brown skua (
Catharacta lönnbergi), kelp gull (Larus dominic****), and Antarctic...
