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species forming the
genus Stercorarius, the only
genus in the
family Stercorariidae. The
three smaller skuas, the
Arctic skua, the long-tailed skua, and...
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pomarine skua, or
pomatorhine skua, is a
seabird in the skua
family Stercorariidae. It is a migrant,
wintering at sea in the
tropical oceans. Its relationships...
- long-tailed
jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) is a
seabird in the skua
family Stercorariidae. The word "jaeger" is
derived from the
German word Jäger,
meaning "hunter"...
- skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) is a
large seabird in the skua family,
Stercorariidae. An
older name for the bird is MacCormick's skua,
after explorer and...
- by the name
bonxie in Britain, is a
large seabird in the skua
family Stercorariidae. It is
roughly the size of a
herring gull. It
mainly eats fish caught...
- species)
Family Laridae – gulls, terns,
skimmers (103 species)
Family Stercorariidae –
skuas (7 species)
Family Alcidae – auks (25 species) and sometimes:...
- (Europe) (Stercorarius parasiticus), is a
seabird in the skua
family Stercorariidae. It is a
migratory species that
breeds in
Northern Scandinavia, Scotland...
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Turnicidae (occasionally included)
Glareolidae (occasionally included)
Cladistically included but
traditionally excluded taxa
Laridae Stercorariidae Alcidae...
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Rhodostethia Rynchops Rissa Sterna †Sternalara
Sternula Thal****eus Xema
Stercorariidae Stercorarius Turnicidae †Cerestenia †Eocliffia?
Ortyxelos †Turnipax...
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Rhodostethia Rynchops Rissa Sterna †Sternalara
Sternula Thal****eus Xema
Stercorariidae Stercorarius Turnicidae †Cerestenia †Eocliffia?
Ortyxelos †Turnipax...
