Brown Skua

Stercorarius antarcticus - Labbe antarctique

Systematics

Order
:
Charadriiformes
Family
:
Stercorariidés
Genus
:
Stercorarius
Species
:
antarcticus

Descriptor

Lesson, RP, 1831

Biometrics

Size
: 64 cm
Wingspan
: 126 à 160 cm.
Weight
: 1200 à 2100 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus) is a species of bird in the Stercorariidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus (Falkland Is., se Argentina)
Stercorarius antarcticus hamiltoni (Tristan da Cunha and Gough Is.)
Stercorarius antarcticus lonnbergi (Antarctic Pen. and subantarctic Is.)

Foreign names

Labbe antarctique,
Págalo subantártico,
alcaide-do-antártico,
Braunskua,
barna halfarkas,
Subantarctische Grote Jager,
Stercorario antartico,
antarktislabb,
Sørhavsjo,
pomorník antarktický,
chaluha subantarktická,
Sydlig Storkjove,
etelänkihu,
Bruinroofmeeu,
paràsit subantàrtic,
wydrzyk brunatny,
brūnā klijkaija,
Антарктический поморник,
ミナミオオトウゾクカモメ,
棕贼鸥,
棕賊鷗,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Grassland : Subantarctic ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands