Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bruinroofmeeu |
| Bulgarian | Кафяв морелетник |
| Czech | chaluha subantarktická |
| Danish | Sydlig Storkjove |
| Dutch | Subantarctische Grote Jager |
| English | Brown Skua |
| English (New Zealand) | Brown/Southern Skua |
| English (South Africa) | Subantarctic Skua |
| English (United States) | Brown Skua |
| French | Labbe antarctique |
| French (France) | Labbe antarctique |
| German | Braunskua |
| Hebrew | חמסן חום |
| Icelandic | Skerjaskúmur |
| Japanese | ミナミオオトウゾクカモメ |
| Malayalam | തവിടൻ സ്കുവ |
| Norwegian | sørhavsjo |
| Polish | wydrzyk brunatny |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | mandrião-antártico |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Alcaide-castanho |
| Russian | Антарктический поморник |
| Serbian | Smeđi pomornik |
| Slovak | pomorník antarktický |
| Slovenian | Rjava govnačka |
| Spanish | Págalo Subantártico |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Escúa Antártica |
| Spanish (Chile) | Salteador pardo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Págalo subantártico |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Escúa Antártica |
| Swedish | antarktislabb |
| Turkish | Kahverengi Korsanmartı |
| Ukrainian | Поморник фолклендський |
Stercorarius antarcticus (Lesson, 1831)
PROTONYM:
Lestris antarcticus
Lesson, 1831. Traité d'Ornithologie, ou Tableau Méthodique des ordres, sous-ordres, familles, tribus, genres, sous-genres et races d'oiseaux livr.8, p.616.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Falkland Islands and New Zealand: restricted to the former by Mathews, Nov. Zool., 18, 1912, p. 212.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- STERCORARIUS
- stercorarius
- antarctica / antarcticus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
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‡: extinct
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SPECIES
Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus Scientific name definitions
Robert W. Furness, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Ernest Garcia
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 31, 2017
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 31, 2017
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
Authors
Robert W. Furness, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Ernest Garcia
Recommended Citation
Furness, R.W., P. F. D. Boesman, and E. F. J. Garcia (2020). Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.brnsku3.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- May 31, 2017
- Brown Skua Catharacta antarctica
Authors
Robert W. Furness, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Ernest Garcia
Revisors
Peter F. D. Boesman and Ernest Garcia
Recommended Citation
Furness, R.W., P. F. D. Boesman, and E. F. J. Garcia (2017). Brown Skua (Catharacta antarctica). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.