Stercorariidae

IOC Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Classis: Aves • Superordo: Neognathae • Ordo: Charadriiformes • Familia: Stercorariidae

 Vernacular names

English: Skuas · Español: Págalos · Hrvatski: Pomornici · 日本語: トウゾクカモメ科 ·

Wikispecies has an entry on:

Stercorariidae

Included genera (for IOC classification 2.3):

Stercorarius

• Note: Stercorariidae is placed under Charadriiformes by IOC classification 3.3 & IUCN and under Ciconiiformes by ITIS.

• IOC link: Stercorariidae in order Charadriiformes

• ITIS link: Stercorariidae

• IUCN link: Stercorariidae threatened species

• Nore: For other authors this family has become the tribe Stercorariini under Laridae->Larinae

SPECIES LIST

Catharacta

1. (category), Catharacta skua, Great Skua (Syn. category, Stercorarius skua)
2. (category), Catharacta antarctica, Southern Skua (Syn. category, Stercorarius antarcticus)
3. (category), Catharacta lonnbergi, Brown Skua (Syn. category, Stercorarius antarcticus lonnbergi)
4. (category), Catharacta chilensis, Chilean Skua (Syn. category, Stercorarius chilensis)
5. (category), Catharacta maccormicki, South Polar Skua (Syn. category, Stercorarius maccormicki)

Stercorarius

1. (category), Stercorarius pomarinus, Pomarine Skua
2. (category), Stercorarius parasiticus, Arctic Skua
3. (category), Stercorarius longicaudus, Long-tailed Skua