Taxon Profile: Catharacta maccormicki

Taxonomy details

Context

Taxon Id
59671
Common Name
South Polar Skua
Authority
(Saunders,1893)
Naming Status
Currently accepted name
Status
Found in the Antarctica/subantarctic or Southern Ocean
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Taxon has been resolved to the rank Species.

Hierarchy

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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Laridae
Genus
Catharacta
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Taxon

Profile

Source of taxon data
CAVS
Latest Taxonomic scrutiny
CAVS 8.1 on 3-Jun-1994
Comments
CAVS 8.1 update:03-JUN-94
Revised to
    Stercorarius maccormicki Saunders, 1893 (South Polar Skua) Profile

Traits

CCAMLR FishLog Database species identifier CCAMLR FishLog Database species identifier CAM
Species 2000 Species 2000 ITS-176801

Species belongs to the following lists - Follow link on List Name to see list of all species.

    Type List Name Description Status Basis of Record
    Antarctic-wide Antarctic Birds The definite list of Antarctic birds with status on breeding, vagrant or visitor to the region. Breeding  
    Bioregion Heard Island includes McDonald Island Derived (from literature)
    Bioregion Macquarie Island Derived (from literature)