Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Aves > Order Charadriiformes

Stercorariidae

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Catharacta Brünnich, 1764
Stercorarius
Stercorarius Brisson, 1760

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Bokmål (Norwegian): jofamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Dutch: jagers
 English: skuas sources: MASDEA (1997).
 Norwegian: jofamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: jofamilien
 Norwegian Nynorsk: jofamilien
 Nynorsk (Norwegian): jofamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Swedish: labbar

Literature

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

additional source

Harrison, P. (1985). Seabirds: an identification guide. Revised edition. Christopher Helm Publisher. A & C Black: London, UK. ISBN 0-7136-3510-X. 448 pp.

Genbank

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External Links

GenBank
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Citation

WoRMS (2014). Stercorariidae. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136990

Drs Cees Roselaar. Stercorariidae. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=10781

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

no data

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GUID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136990
urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:10781

Last modified

2004-12-21 by Drs Cees Roselaar & by Jacob van der Land

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