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Brown Skua

Stercorarius antarcticus
(Lesson, RP, 1831)
Salteador Subantártico
Mandrião-antártico
Family: Stercorariidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Other common names: Escúa Antártica.

Synonyms: Stercorarius antarcticus, Lestris antarcticus, Catharacta antarctica.

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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
210220907/07/2024ArgentinaOcéano Atlántico - Aguas argentinasMar Argentino1Santiago Juan Torres
194894216/01/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pinguino, Parque Interjurisdiccional Marino Isla PingüinoSantiago Juan Torres
136788312/02/2021ArgentinaTierra del FuegoIsla MartilloSantiago Juan Torres
136787512/02/2021ArgentinaTierra del FuegoUshuaia3Santiago Juan Torres
31138101/08/2015ArgentinaBuenos Aires25 millas al E de la costa, Mar del PlataSantiago Juan Torres
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 26/03/2026.