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Family: Stercorariidae



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8 species (see list below)
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FAO

Indo-Pacific, Southern At
Max. Length 66 cm TL
Stercorarius antarcticus (Lesson, 1831)

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Stercorarius antarcticus
[Brown skua]
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Max. Length 61 cm TL
 
Stercorarius chilensis
[Chilean skua]
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Max. Length 58 cm TL
 
Stercorarius longicaudus
[Long-tailed jaeger]
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Stercorarius lonnbergi
[]
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Max. Length 53 cm TL
 
Stercorarius maccormicki
[South polar skua]

FAO

Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Max. Length 67 cm TL
Stercorarius parasiticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Stercorarius parasiticus
[Parasitic jaeger]

FAO

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian
Max. Length 78 cm TL
Stercorarius pomarinus (Temminck, 1815)

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Stercorarius pomarinus
[Pomarine jaeger]
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Max. Length 66 cm TL
 
Stercorarius skua
[Great skua]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Stercorarius antarcticus Brown skua Indo-Pacific, Southern At 66 TL 1831
Stercorarius chilensis Chilean skua Southeast Pacific and Sou 61 TL 1857
Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed jaeger Arctic, Antarctic, Pacifi 58 TL 1819
Stercorarius lonnbergi Indo-Pacific, Southern At 1912
Stercorarius maccormicki South polar skua Indo-Pacific, Southwest A 53 TL 1893
Stercorarius parasiticus Parasitic jaeger Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 67 TL 1758
Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine jaeger Pacific, Atlantic, Indian 78 TL 1815
Stercorarius skua Great skua Atlantic Ocean and the Me 66 TL 1764



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