Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (34)
- Subspecies (3)
Robert W. Furness, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Ernest Garcia
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 31, 2017
Text last updated May 31, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bruinroofmeeu |
| Bulgarian | Кафяв морелетник |
| Catalan | paràsit subantàrtic |
| Czech | chaluha subantarktická |
| Danish | Sydlig Storkjove |
| Dutch | Subantarctische Grote Jager |
| English | Brown Skua |
| English (New Zealand) | Brown/Southern Skua |
| English (South Africa) | Brown (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 |
| Zulu | impisiyolwandle |
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 / antarcticum / antarcticus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Brown Skua
