The brown skua, also known as the Antarctic skua, subantarctic skua, southern great skua, southern skua, or hākoakoa (Māori), is a large seabird that breeds in the subantarctic and Antarctic zones and moves further north when not breeding. Its taxonomy is highly complex and a matter of dispute, with some splitting it into two or three species: Falkland skua, Tristan skua, and subantarctic skua. To further confuse, it hybridizes with both the south polar and Chilean skuas, and the entire group has been considered to be a subspecies of the great skua, a species otherwise restricted to the Northern Hemisphere. Source: Wikipedia
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 ID:
4D5D2BC3F80BD645
Avibase ID:
avibase-4D5D2BC3
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4D5D2BC3
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 660061
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Subantarctic Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Subantarctic Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Subantarctic Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Subantarctic Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Subantarctic Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Brown Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Southern or Brown Skua ( Stercorarius [antarcticus or lonnbergi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Southern or Brown Skua ( Stercorarius [antarcticus or lonnbergi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Southern or Brown Skua ( Stercorarius [antarcticus or lonnbergi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Southern or Brown Skua ( Stercorarius [antarcticus or lonnbergi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Southern or Brown Skua ( Stercorarius [antarcticus or lonnbergi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Southern or Brown Skua ( Stercorarius [antarcticus or lonnbergi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Southern or Brown Skua ( Stercorarius [antarcticus or lonnbergi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Southern or Brown Skua ( Stercorarius [antarcticus or lonnbergi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Southern or Brown Skua ( Stercorarius [antarcticus or lonnbergi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Southern or Brown Skua ( Stercorarius [antarcticus or lonnbergi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Southern or Brown Skua ( Stercorarius [antarcticus or lonnbergi]) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Brown Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Brown Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Brown Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Brown Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Brown Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Brown Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Brown Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Brown Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Brown Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Brown Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Brown Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Brown Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Brown Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Labbe antarctique ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Brown Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarctica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarctica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarctica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarctica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarctica) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarctica) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Antarctic Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Antarctic Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Brown or Southern Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Brown or Southern Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Brown or Southern Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Brown or Southern Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Brown or Southern Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Brown or Southern Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Brown or Southern Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Brown or Southern Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Brown or Southern Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Brown Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Brown Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Brown Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Brown Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Brown Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Subantarctic Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Subantarctic Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Brown Skua ( Catharacta antarctica) |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Stercorarius antarcticus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Stercorarius antarcticus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Stercorarius [skua or antarcticus]
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