Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Megaclass Tetrapoda > Superclass Reptilia > Class Aves > Subclass Passerae > Superorder Ciconiimorphae > Order Charadriiformes > Suborder Charadrii > Superfamily Stercorarioidea > Family Stercorariidae > Genus Stercorarius

Stercorarius parasiticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Stercorarius*	Brisson, 1760	accepted genus name
*Catharacta*	Brünnich, 1764	synonym
*Lestris*	Illiger, 1811	synonym

Species group names

*Larus parasiticus*	Linnaeus, 1758	objective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Bulgarian: Среден морелетник sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Danish: almindelig kjove sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Dutch: kleine jager sources: Cattrijsse, A. & M. Vincx. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium. 48 pp.

English: Arctic skua; parasitic jaeger sources: Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. Academic Press, London.;Woehler E.J. (compiler) 2006. Species list prepared for SCAR/IUCN/BirdLife International Workshop on Antarctic Regional Seabird Populations, March 2005, Cambridge, UK.

French: labbe parasite; stercoraire arctique sources: Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.;De Coninck, L. A. P. (1938): Scientific results of Prof. Dr. P. Van Oye's expedition in Iceland. II observations ornithologiques. Biol. Jb. Dodonaea 5: 234-264

German: Schmarotzerraubmöwe; schmarotzer-Raubmöwe sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;De Coninck, L. A. P. (1938): Scientific results of Prof. Dr. P. Van Oye's expedition in Iceland. II observations ornithologiques. Biol. Jb. Dodonaea 5: 234-264

Greek: Γερακοληστόγλαρος sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Hebrew: חמסן טפיל sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Icelandic: kjói sources: De Coninck, L. A. P. (1938): Scientific results of Prof. Dr. P. Van Oye's expedition in Iceland. II observations ornithologiques. Biol. Jb. Dodonaea 5: 234-264

Japanese: クロトウゾクカモメ sources: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009 onwards). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL). Accessed on 2018-11-21.

Lithuanian: smailiauodegis plėšikas sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: tyvjo sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Nynorsk: tjuvjo sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Polish: wydrzyk ostrosterny; wydrzyk pasożytny sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: короткохвостый поморник sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Scottish Gaelic: meirleach artach sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Slovenian: bodičasta govnačka sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Spanish, Castillian: págalo parásito sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: kustlabb sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: korsan marti; korsan martı sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Поморник короткохвостий sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Welsh: sgiwen y Gogledd

Literature

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basis of record	van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376
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additional source	Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. Academic Press, London.
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additional source	Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
additional source	Cattrijsse, A. & M. Vincx. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium. 48 pp.
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