- The
south polar skua (Stercorarius
maccormicki) is a
large seabird in the skua family, Stercorariidae. An
older name for the bird is MacCormick's skua...
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Chilean skua,
Stercorarius chilensis South polar skua,
Stercorarius maccormicki Brown skua,
Stercorarius antarctica Pomarine jaeger,
Stercorarius pomarinus...
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brown skua (Stercorarius antarcticus),
south polar skua (Stercorarius
maccormicki), and
southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) are the
primary predators...
- storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus), the
large south polar skua (Catharacta
maccormicki), and
Antarctic petrel (Thal****oica antarctica). The
seals of the Antarctic...
- they also
scavenge dead penguins. The
south polar skua (Stercorarius
maccormicki)
mainly scavenges for dead chicks, as the live
chicks are
usually too...
- of
Argentina Size: Habitat: Diet: LC
South polar skua
Stercorarius maccormicki Saunders, 1893
Breeds along the
coast on Antarctica,
winters in the north...
-
snowy sheathbill (Chionis alba), the
large south polar skua (Catharacta
maccormicki),
brown skua (Catharacta lönnbergi), kelp gull (Larus dominic****), and...
- and Moss Islands. It
holds a
colony of
South polar skua (Catharacta
maccormicki). Features, and
nearby features,
include 64°11′50″S 60°29′00″W / 64...
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regions and are long-distance migrants.
South polar skua,
Stercorarius maccormicki (A)
Brown skua,
Stercorarius antarcticus (A)
Pomarine jaeger, Stercorarius...
- Name
Binomial Subspecies Status IUCN
South polar skua
Catharacta maccormicki Least concern (A)
Brown skua
Catharacta antarctica Least concern Pomarine...
