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Stercorarius skua   (Brunnich, 1764)

Great skua
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Faeroe Islands country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Ref. 84934.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fo.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Enticott, J. and D. Tipling, 1997
National Database:

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Skua, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Aves > Charadriiformes (Shorebirds) > Stercorariidae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others.   Temperate; 80°N - 7°S, 75°W - 47°E (Ref. 125423)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean. Subtropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 66.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 1.4 kg (Ref. 356)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total Length: 51 to 66 cm; Wingspan: 145 to 155 cm (Ref. 8812). A coastal continental shelf species exhibiting scavenging and surface seizing (Ref. 356).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Harrison, P. 1983. (Ref. 8812)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 0.5 - 11.9, mean 7.2 (based on 935 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278) High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=21.38-47.13).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.