Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Skuas and Jaegers :: Great Skua

Great Skua Stercorarius skua

Described by: Bruennich (1764)
Alternate common name(s): Northern Skua, Skua
Old scientific name(s): Catharacta skua

Photographs

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland - May, 2003 © Arthur Grosset  Hoy, Orkney, Scotland - May, 2003 © Arthur Grosset  St. Kilda, Scotland - Aug, 2003 © Arthur Grosset  Le Clipon, Dunkerque, France - Oct 7, 2006 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Le Clipon, Dunkerque, France - Oct 7, 2006 © Jean-Philippe Paris 
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Range

Ne. Atlantic Ocean;
Iceland (Utherad), Faeroe Is., Shetland Is., Orkney Is., Bear Is. and Spitsbergen, nw. Europe (Faroe, Shetland, Orkney and Bear Is.).
Ranges s. to ne. Canada and United States and into the North Atlantic to the West Indies, ne. South America, w. Europe, w. Mediterranean region and nw. Africa.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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