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

Stercorarius skua (Brunnich, 1764)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Stercorarius*	Brisson, 1760	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Catharacta skua*	Brünnich, 1764	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

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

Danish: mtorkjove; Storkjove sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English: great skua

French: grande labbe; stercoraire brun sources: Jonsson, L. (1993). Vogels van Europa, Noord-Afrika en het Midden-Oosten [Birds of Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-187-6. 560 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

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

Galician: Meirleach mór

German: grosse Raul Möwe 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

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

Icelandic: skùmur 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

Irish: Meirleach mór sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))

Norwegian Bokmål: storjo sources: Orn. Boreal. p. 33

Norwegian Nynorsk: storjo sources: Orn. Boreal. p. 33

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

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

Ukrainian: Поморник великий

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	Cattrijsse, A.; Vincx, M. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. Sustainable Management of the North Sea. Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium. 48 pp.

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Citation

Adriaens, P. (2012). Stercorarius skua (Brunnich, 1764). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2012) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137174

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Environment

marine

Importance

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2009 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

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2011-04-04 by Peter Adriaens

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