Stercorarius skua BrĂ¼nnich 1764 (great skua)
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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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