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WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Great Skua

Stercorarius skua

Great 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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Great Skua · Stercorarius skua
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Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name
Stercorarius skua
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Stercorariidae
Conservation record
LC · Least Concern
Habitat in source
Marine
Reported mass
1338.2 g

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

Distribution record

古北界:冰岛、法罗群岛、爱尔兰、苏格兰、挪威、斯瓦尔巴(挪威以北)和俄罗斯西北部至新地岛

Original Chinese range description retained from the source catalog.

Read further & sources

Wikipedia article or species search ↗ · Catalog sources & illustration credits

Illustration source:huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0 · Janne Asp · Reference record ↗

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