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Southern or Brown Skua

Stercorarius [antarcticus or lonnbergi] (= Stercorarius antarcticus) (Lesson, RP 1831)

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




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Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Stercorariidae
Genus:
   Stercorarius
Scientific:
  Stercorarius 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:
  4D5D2BC3F80BD645

Avibase ID:
  avibase-4D5D2BC3

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/4D5D2BC3

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 660061

Geographic range:

  • Stercorarius [antarcticus or lonnbergi]: southern oceans and coasts from coastal southern Argentina, Falkland Islands, Tristan da Cunha group (south-central South Atlantic), subantarctic and Antarctic islands from Cape Horn to New Zealand region
  • Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus: Falkland Islands and southeastern Argentina; winters off southeastern South America
  • Stercorarius antarcticus hamiltoni: Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island
  • Stercorarius lonnbergi: Antarctic Peninsula and circumpolar subantarctic southern ocean islands
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Southern or Brown Skua
French:
Labbe antarctique ou L. brun

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])
Avilist 2025:
Brown Skua ( Stercorarius antarcticus) [version 1]
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]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
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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Afrikaans: Bruin/Tristanroofmeeu, Bruinroofmeeu
Bulgarian: Кафяв морелетник
Catalan: Paràsit subantàrctic, Paràsit subantàrtic
Czech: Chaluha jižní, chaluha subantarktická
Welsh: Sgiwen y De
Danish: Sydlig Storkjove
German: Antarktis Skua, Braunskua, Subantarktikskua
English: Antarctic Skua, Brown or Southern Skua, Brown Skua, Southern or Brown Skua, Southern Skua, Subantarctic Skua
English, HBW: Brown Skua
English (IOC): Brown Skua
English (New Zealand): Brown/Southern Skua
English (United States): Brown Skua
English (South Africa): Subantarctic Skua, Subantarctic/Falkland/Tristan Skua
Esperanto: Bruna rabmevo
Spanish: Escúa Antártica, Escúa parda, Escúa polar, Págalo Subantárctico, Págalo Subantártico, Skúa Antártica, Skúa Artártica
Spanish (Argentine): Escúa Antártica, Escúa parda, Escúa polar
Spanish (Chile): Salteador pardo
Spanish (Spain): Págalo Subantártico
Spanish (HBW): Brown Skua
Spanish (Uruguay): Escúa Antártica, Skúa Antártica, Skúa Artártica
Estonian: patagoonia änn
Persian: اسکوآی قهوه‌ای, اسکوآی (کاکایی اقیانوسی) قهوه‌ای, کاکایی اقیانوسی (اسکوآی) قهوه‌ای
Finnish: Etelänkihu
French: Labbe antarctique, Labbe antarctique ou L. brun
Frisian: Subantartyske grutte skraits
Irish: Meirleach an Deiscirt
Galician: Palleira antártica
Hebrew: חמסן חום
Croatian: smeđi pomornik
Hungarian: barna halfarkas
Icelandic: Skerjaskúmur
Italian: Stercorario antartico, Stercorario bruno
Japanese (romaji): minamiootouzokukamome
Japanese: ミナミオオトウゾクカモメ
Scientific: Catharacta antarctica, Catharacta antarcticus, Lestris antarcticus, Stercorarius [antarcticus or lonnbergi], Stercorarius antarctica, Stercorarius antarcticus, Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus
Lithuanian: Antarktinis plėšikas
Latvian: brūnā klijkaija
Malagasy: Sombe, Vorondreky
Maori: Hakoakoa
Malayalam: തവിടൻ സ്കുവ
Dutch: Antarctische Jager, Subantarctische Grote Jager
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sørhavsjo
Norwegian: Sørhavsjo
Polish: wydrzyk brunatny, wydrzyk falklandzki
Portuguese: mandrião-antártico
Portuguese (Brazil): mandriao-antartico, mandrião-antártico
Portuguese (Portugal): Alcaide-castanho, moleiro-subantárctico
Romanian: Lup de mare subantarctic
Russian: Антарктический поморник
Slovak: Pomorník antarktický
Serbian: Smeđi pomornik
Swedish: Antarktisk labb, Antarktislabb
Turkish: Kahverengi Korsanmartı
Ukrainian: Поморник фолклендський
Chinese: 大贼鸥, 棕贼鸥, 褐贼鸥
Chinese (Traditional): 棕賊鷗

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