Species Identification

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Family: Stercorariidae

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Stercorarius antarcticus
[Brown skua]

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Max. Length 61 cm TL

Stercorarius chilensis
[Chilean skua]

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Max. Length 58 cm TL

Stercorarius longicaudus
[Long-tailed jaeger]

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Stercorarius lonnbergi
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Max. Length 53 cm TL

Stercorarius maccormicki
[South polar skua]

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Stercorarius parasiticus
[Parasitic jaeger]

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Stercorarius pomarinus
[Pomarine jaeger]

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Max. Length 66 cm TL

Stercorarius skua
[Great skua]

Scientific Name Stercorarius antarcticus Stercorarius chilensis Stercorarius longicaudus Stercorarius lonnbergi Stercorarius maccormicki Stercorarius parasiticus Stercorarius pomarinus Stercorarius skua	English Name Brown skua Chilean skua Great skua Long-tailed jaeger Parasitic jaeger Pomarine jaeger South polar skua	Distribution Arctic, Antarctic, Pacifi Atlantic Ocean and the Me Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc Indo-Pacific, Southern At Indo-Pacific, Southwest A Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Southeast Pacific and Sou	Max. Length 53 TL 58 TL 61 TL 66 TL 67 TL 78 TL	Year 1758 1764 1815 1819 1831 1857 1893 1912

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