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Brown Skua (antarcticus)
Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus (Lesson, RP 1831)
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Charadriiformes
Family:
Stercorariidae
Genus:
Stercorarius
Scientific:
Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus
Classification
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:
Stercorariidae
Genus:
Stercorarius
Scientific:
Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus
Original description
Citation:
(Lesson, RP 1831)
Reference:
Traité Orn. Tabl. Méth.
livr.8 p.616
Imprint year:
1831
Protonym:
Lestris antarcticus
Type locality:
Falkland Islands and New Zealand: restricted to the former by Mathews, Nov. Zool., 18, 1912, p. 212.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/111050#page/654/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
0C8FB5457659CFE5
Avibase ID:
avibase-0C8FB545
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0C8FB545
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 660064
English:
Brown Skua (antarcticus)
French:
Labbe antarctique (antarcticus)
Brown Skua (antarcticus)
French:
Labbe antarctique (antarcticus)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): Catharacta skua antarctica |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): Catharacta skua antarctica |
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): Catharacta skua antarctica |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Brown Skua (antarcticus) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Southern Skua (antarcticus) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Southern Skua (antarcticus) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Brown Skua (antarcticus) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Southern Skua (Falkland) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Southern Skua (Falkland) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Southern Skua (Falkland) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Southern Skua (Falkland) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Southern Skua (Falkland) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Southern Skua (Falkland) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Southern Skua (Falkland) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Southern Skua (Falkland) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) |
| Avilist 2025: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Catharacta antarctica antarctica [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Catharacta antarctica antarctica [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Catharacta antarctica antarctica [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Catharacta antarctica antarctica [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Catharacta antarctica antarctica [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Catharacta antarctica antarctica [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Catharacta antarctica antarctica |
| Clements, version 2021: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Catharacta antarctica antarctica [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Stercorarius antarctica antarctica [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Stercorarius antarctica antarctica [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Stercorarius antarctica antarctica [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Stercorarius antarctica antarctica [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Stercorarius antarctica antarctica [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Stercorarius antarctica antarctica [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Stercorarius antarcticus antarctica [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Stercorarius antarcticus antarctica [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Brown Skua (Falkland) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Brown Skua (Falkland) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Brown Skua (Falkland) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Brown Skua (Falkland) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Brown Skua (Falkland) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Brown Skua (Falkland) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Brown Skua (Falkland) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Brown Skua (Falkland) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Brown Skua (Falkland) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Brown Skua (Falkland) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Brown Skua (Falkland) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Brown Skua (Falkland) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Brown Skua (Falkland) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Brown Skua (Falkland) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Brown Skua (Falkland) ( Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Catharacta antarctica antarctica [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Catharacta antarctica antarctica [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Catharacta antarctica antarctica [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Catharacta antarctica antarctica [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Catharacta antarctica antarctica [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Catharacta antarctica antarctica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: nominal subspecies
This taxon is a subspecies of
Stercorarius antarcticus [antarcticus or hamiltoni]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Bruinroofmeeu (Falkland)
Bulgarian: Кафяв морелетник (ssp. antarcticus)
Czech: chaluha subantarktická (ssp. antarcticus)
Danish: Sydlig Storkjove, Falklands (ssp. antarcticus)
German: Braunskua (antarcticus)
English: Antarctic Skua, Brown Skua, Brown Skua (antarcticus), Brown Skua (Falkland), Southern Skua, Southern Skua (antarcticus), Southern Skua (Falkland)
English, HBW: Brown Skua (Falkland)
English (IOC): Brown Skua (Falkland)
English (New Zealand): Southern Skua
English (United States): Brown Skua (Falkland)
English (South Africa): Falkland Skua, Subantarctic Skua (Falkland)
Spanish: Escúa Antártica (antarcticus), Págalo Subantártico (antarcticus)
Spanish (Argentine): Escúa Antártica (antarcticus)
Spanish (Chile): Salteador pardo antarcticus
Spanish (Spain): Págalo Subantártico (antarcticus)
Spanish (HBW): Brown Skua (Falkland)
Spanish (Uruguay): Escúa Antártica (Subesp. antarcticus)
Estonian: patagoonia änn
French: Labbe antarctique, Labbe antarctique (antarcticus), Labbe antarctique (Falkland), Labbe antarctique (nominal), Labbe antarctique (nominale), Labbe antarctique (race nominale)
Icelandic: Skerjaskúmur (antarcticus)
Japanese (romaji): minamiootouzokukamome (antarcticus)
Japanese: ミナミオオトウゾクカモメ (antarcticus), ミナミオオトウゾクカモメ（antarcticus）
Scientific: Catharacta antarctica antarctica, Catharacta skua antarctica, Lestris antarcticus, Stercorarius antarctica antarctica, Stercorarius antarcticus antarctica, Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus
Dutch: Subantarctische Grote Jager (antarcticus)
Norwegian: sørhavsjo (antarcticus)
Polish: wydrzyk brunatny (antarcticus)
Portuguese (Brazil): mandrião-antártico (antarcticus)
Portuguese (Portugal): moleiro-subantárctico (antarcticus)
Russian: Антарктический поморник (antarcticus)
Slovak: pomorník antarktický, pomorník antarktický (skup.)
Serbian: Folklandski smeđi pomornik
Swedish: antarktislabb (antarcticus)
Turkish: Kahverengi Korsanmartı (antarcticus)
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