Brown Skua bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsSouthern Skua, Antarctic Skua, Subantarctic Skua, Brown or Southern Skua, Southern or Brown Skua
Old latin name for birdLestris antarcticus, Catharacta antarcticus, Stercorarius antarctica, Catharacta antarctica
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilySkuas / Stercorariidae
GenusStercorarius
Breeding regionAntarctica, Southern ocean
Breeding subregionsouthern oceans and coasts; coastal s Argentina, Falkland Is., Tristan da Cunha group (sc South Atlantic), subantarctic and Antarctic is. from Cape Horn to New Zealand region

Brown Skua bird sounds *

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    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    United Kingdom
  • 2.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    United Kingdom
  • 3.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Antarctica
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    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    United Kingdom
  • 5.
    Call, © Bernard BOUSQUET
    France
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    Call, © Santiago Imberti
    Antarctica
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    Wing display on ground, © Bernabe Lopez-Lanus
    Argentina
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    Flight display on ground, © Bernabe Lopez-Lanus
    Argentina
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    Wing display on ground, © Bernabe Lopez-Lanus
    Argentina
  • 10.
    Call, © Craig Robertson
    Antarctica
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Brown Skua

Brown Skua subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticuscoastal Chubut and Santa Cruz provinces (se Argentina) and Falkland Is.-No
Stercorarius antarcticus hamiltoniTristan da Cunha group including Gough (sc South Atlantic Ocean)-No
Stercorarius antarcticus lonnbergisubantarctic and Antarctic islands of Indian and Pacific oceans: Cape Horn, Antarctic Pen., South Georgia and South Shetlands, and to New Zealand regionto s Africa and Malagasy region watersNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansBruin/Tristanroofmeeu, Bruinroofmeeu
BulgarianКафяв морелетник
Catalanparàsit subantàrtic, Paràsit subantàrctic
Chinese褐贼鸥, 大贼鸥, 棕贼鸥
Chinese (Traditional)棕賊鷗
Croatiansmeđi pomornik
CzechChaluha jižní, chaluha subantarktická
DanishSydlig Storkjove
DutchSubantarctische Grote Jager, Antarctische Jager
EsperantoBruna rabmevo
Estonianpatagoonia änn
Finnishetelänkihu
FrenchLabbe antarctique ou L. brun, Labbe antarctique
FrisianSubantartyske grutte skraits
GalicianPalleira antártica
GermanAntarktis Skua, Subantarktikskua, Braunskua
Hebrewחמסן חום
Hungarianbarna halfarkas
IcelandicSkerjaskúmur
IrishMeirleach an Deiscirt
ItalianStercorario bruno, Stercorario antartico
Japaneseミナミオオトウゾクカモメ
Latvianbrūnā klijkaija
Lithuanianantarktinis plėšikas
MalagasyVorondreky, Sombe
Malayalamതവിടൻ സ്കുവ
MaoriHakoakoa
NorwegianSørhavsjo, sørhavsjo
Norwegian NynorskSørhavsjo
Persianکاکایی اقیانوسی (اسکوآی) قهوه‌ای, اسکوآی (کاکایی اقیانوسی) قهوه‌ای, اسکوآی قهوه‌ای
Polishwydrzyk falklandzki, wydrzyk brunatny
Portuguesealcaide-do-antártico, moleiro-subantárctico, mandrião-antártico
RomanianLup de mare subantarctic
RussianАнтарктический поморник
SerbianSmeđi pomornik
Slovakpomorník antarktický
SpanishSkúa Artártica, Escúa polar, Págalo Subantárctico, Skúa Antártica, Escúa Antártica, Págalo subantártico, Escúa parda
Swedishantarktislabb, Antarktisk labb
TurkishKahverengi Korsanmartı
Ukrainianпоморник фолклендський
WelshSgiwen y De