WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

South Polar Skua

Stercorarius maccormicki

South Polar Skua belongs to Stercorariidae, within the order Charadriiformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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South Polar Skua · Stercorarius maccormicki — Illustration, not a field photograph.

Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name: Stercorarius maccormicki
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Stercorariidae
Conservation record: LC · Least Concern
Habitat in source: Marine
Reported mass: 1347.1 g
Reported wingspan: 135 cm

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.