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Chilean Skua

Stercorarius chilensis
Bonaparte, CLJL, 1856
Salteador Acanelado
Mandrião-chileno
Family: Stercorariidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Other common names: Escúa Común.

Synonyms: Stercorarius chilensis, Catharacta chilensis.


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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsPingüino Patagónico (Spheniscus magellanicus)16/01/2020Román Montero



Number of Photography: 238

Foto
Photography ID: 677242
  Adult
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/08/2026
Tiago Vaggi
Foto
Photography ID: 668298
  Adult
Canal Beagle
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/12/2026
Luis O. Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 665925
♂ ♀  Adult
Navegacion Usuahia - Isla Martillo
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
11/11/2025
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 640452
 Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
12/04/2022
Gustavo Marasco
Foto
Photography ID: 638784
 Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
12/03/2023
Gustavo Marasco
Foto
Photography ID: 636398
  Adult
Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
05/28/2025
Adrian Antunez



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Number of Films: 2




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Number of Records: 470



Page 1 of 47
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244537308/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos Aires5 millas al E de la costa, Mar del PlataTiago Vaggi
241694015/01/2026ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaEntre Punta Arenas y Porvenir, Estrecho de MagallanesGustavo Daniel González
243980412/01/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoIsla Martillo, Canal BeagleGustavo Daniel González
243979512/01/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoCanal de beagle, Canal BeagleGustavo Daniel González
241814912/01/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoIsla Martillo, Canal BeagleLuis O. Lopez
241305418/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pinguino, Parque Interjurisdiccional Marino Isla PingüinoHernán Tolosa
241254218/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pingüino, Puerto DeseadoHernán Tolosa
240091718/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pingüino, Puerto DeseadoJorgelina Lopez
239229312/11/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoParque Nacional Tierra del Fuego1Diego Oscar
239227511/11/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoNavegacion Usuahia - Isla Martillo15Diego Oscar
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Chilean Skua (Stercorarius chilensis) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.