Catharacta chilensis Bonaparte 1857 (Chilean skua)

Aves - Charadriiformes - Stercorariidae

Belongs to Catharacta according to J. del Hoyo et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Stercorarius antarcticus, Stercorarius longicaudus, Stercorarius maccormicki, Stercorarius parasiticus, Stercorarius pomarinus, Stercorarius shufeldti, Stercorarius skua

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Catharacta chilensis in the database

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