Chilean Skua (Stercorarius chilensis) by Daves BirdingPix
So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. (Genesis 1:21 NKJV)
CLASS – AVES, Order – CHARADRIIFORMES, Family – Stercorariidae – Skuas
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I.O.C. 3.1 Version
Genus (1), Species (7), Subspecies
Stercorarius
Chilean Skua (Stercorarius chilensis) by Daves BirdingPix
South Polar Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) by S Slayton
Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus) by Ian
____ (Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus)
____ (Stercorarius antarcticus hamiltoni)
____ (Stercorarius antarcticus lonnbergi)
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) ©WikiC
Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus) by Ian
Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) by Ian
Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) ©USFWS
____ (Stercorarius longicaudus longicaudus)
____ (Stercorarius longicaudus pallescens)
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Photographers or Videographers used on this page from our sidebar, Photography, are:
Dave’s BirdingPix
Ian Montgomery’s Birdway
SSlayton – Fotobirder at Smugmug
I.O.C. 3.1 Version
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