Stercorarius skua BrĂ¼nnich 1764 (great skua)

Aves - Charadriiformes - Stercorariidae

Alternative combination: Catharacta skua

Belongs to Stercorarius according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Tennyson and Scofield 2013 and Worthy 1998

Sister taxa: Stercorarius antarcticus, Stercorarius longicaudus, Stercorarius maccormicki, Stercorarius parasiticus, Stercorarius pomarinus, Stercorarius shufeldti, Catharacta chilensis

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cueva de Nerja (Quaternary of Spain)

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