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South Polar Skua
Stercorarius maccormicki
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by steve (XC953125). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticus
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Chilean SkuaStercorarius chilensis
Southern Giant-PetrelMacronectes giganteus
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinus
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 19,259 |
|---|---|
| California | 13,392 |
| Washington | 3,489 |
| Canada | 1,201 |
| Maine | 741 |
| Oregon | 693 |
| British Columbia | 629 |
| Nova Scotia | 387 |
| North Carolina | 269 |
| Massachusetts | 130 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Shorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes |
| Family | Skuas and Jaegers · Stercorariidae |
| Genus | Skuas and Jaegers · Stercorarius |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
- Birds of United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise South Polar Skua with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.