Subantarctic Skua - Stercorarius antarcticus

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Stercorarius antarcticus
Author (Lesson, 1831)
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 660061
Common Names English: Subantarctic Skua, Brown Skua
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Charadriiformes
          Family: Stercorariidae
            Genus: Stercorarius
Taxonomic Children Subspecies: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus
Subspecies: Stercorarius antarcticus hamiltoni
Subspecies: Stercorarius antarcticus lonnbergi
Synonyms (since 1950)
Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

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ITIS#660061
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Years1984
Latitudes-62.37 - -62.20
Longitudes-63.17 - -62.50