Citation:
(Brünnich, MT 1764)
Reference:
Orn. Borealis
Protonym:
Catharacta Skua
Type locality:
Faroes and Iceland.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57974732
Avibase ID:
C9D91666B2F0D51F
Avibase ID:
avibase-C9D91666
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C9D91666
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 660059
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): Skua ( Megalestris skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.): Skua ( Megalestris skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.): Skua ( Megalestris skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.): Skua ( Megalestris skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.): Skua ( Megalestris skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.): Skua ( Megalestris skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.): Skua ( Megalestris skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.): Skua ( Megalestris skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895): Skua ( Megalestris skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.): Skua ( Megalestris skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.): Skua ( Megalestris skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.): Skua ( Megalestris skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.): Skua ( Megalestris skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.): Skua ( Megalestris skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.): Skua ( Megalestris skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.): Skua ( Megalestris skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.): Skua ( Megalestris skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910): Skua ( Megalestris skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.): Skua ( Megalestris skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.): Skua ( Catharacta skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.): Skua ( Catharacta skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): Northern Skua ( Catharacta skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): Northern Skua ( Catharacta skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): Northern Skua ( Catharacta skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): Northern Skua ( Catharacta skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): Northern Skua ( Catharacta skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): Northern Skua ( Catharacta skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): Northern Skua ( Catharacta skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): Northern Skua ( Catharacta skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): Northern Skua ( Catharacta skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): Northern Skua ( Catharacta skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): Northern Skua ( Catharacta skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): Northern Skua ( Catharacta skua) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): Northern Skua ( Catharacta skua) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Great, Chilean, South Polar, Southern or Brown Skua ( Stercorarius [skua, chilensis or maccormicki]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Great, Chilean, South Polar, Southern or Brown Skua ( Stercorarius [skua, chilensis or maccormicki]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Great, Chilean, South Polar, Southern or Brown Skua ( Stercorarius [skua, chilensis or maccormicki]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Great, Chilean, South Polar, Southern or Brown Skua ( Stercorarius [skua, chilensis or maccormicki]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Great, Chilean, South Polar, Southern or Brown Skua ( Stercorarius [skua, chilensis or maccormicki]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Great, Chilean, South Polar, Southern or Brown Skua ( Stercorarius [skua, chilensis or maccormicki]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Great, Chilean, South Polar, Southern or Brown Skua ( Stercorarius [skua, chilensis or maccormicki]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Great, Chilean, South Polar, Southern or Brown Skua ( Stercorarius [skua, chilensis or maccormicki]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Great, Chilean, South Polar, Southern or Brown Skua ( Stercorarius [skua, chilensis or maccormicki]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Great, Chilean, South Polar, Southern or Brown Skua ( Stercorarius [skua, chilensis or maccormicki]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Great, Chilean, South Polar, Southern or Brown Skua ( Stercorarius [skua, chilensis or maccormicki]) |
Clements 1st edition: Great Skua ( Catharacta skua) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Catharacta skua [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Catharacta skua [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Catharacta skua [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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