Brown Skua / Stercorarius antarcticus LC
- Synonyms Southern or Brown Skua, Southern Skua, Brown or Southern Skua, Subantarctic Skua, Antarctic Skua
- Old latin name for bird Stercorarius antarctica, Catharacta antarcticus, Lestris antarcticus, Catharacta antarctica
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Where to see Brown Skua
- Breeding region Antarctica, Southern ocean
- Breeding subregion southern 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
- Angola
- Antarctica
- Argentina
- Australia
- Bermuda
- Bouvet Island
- Brazil
- Chile
- Christmas Island
- Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
- Fiji
- French Southern Territories
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- India
- Iran
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Madagascar
- Maldives
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Norfolk Island
- Oman
- Réunion
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Samoa
- Seychelles
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
- Tanzania
- Tonga
- United Arab Emirates
- Uruguay
Brown Skua subspecies (3)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus | coastal Chubut and Santa Cruz provinces (se Argentina) and Falkland Is. | - | No |
| Stercorarius antarcticus hamiltoni | Tristan da Cunha group including Gough (sc South Atlantic Ocean) | - | No |
| Stercorarius antarcticus lonnbergi | subantarctic and Antarctic islands of Indian and Pacific oceans: Cape Horn, Antarctic Pen., South Georgia and South Shetlands, and to New Zealand region | to s Africa and Malagasy region waters | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bruinroofmeeu, Bruin/Tristanroofmeeu |
| Bulgarian | Кафяв морелетник |
| Catalan | paràsit subantàrtic, Paràsit subantàrctic |
| Chinese | 褐贼鸥, 大贼鸥, 棕贼鸥 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 棕賊鷗 |
| Croatian | smeđi pomornik |
| Czech | Chaluha jižní, chaluha subantarktická |
| Danish | Sydlig Storkjove, Falkland Storkjove |
| Dutch | Subantarctische Grote Jager, Antarctische Jager |
| Esperanto | Bruna rabmevo |
| Estonian | patagoonia änn |
| Finnish | etelänkihu |
| French | Labbe antarctique ou L. brun, Labbe antarctique |
| Frisian | Subantartyske grutte skraits |
| Galician | Palleira antártica |
| German | Antarktis Skua, Subantarktikskua, Braunskua |
| Hebrew | חמסן חום |
| Hungarian | barna halfarkas |
| Icelandic | Skerjaskúmur |
| Irish | Meirleach an Deiscirt |
| Italian | Stercorario antartico, Stercorario bruno |
| Japanese | ミナミオオトウゾクカモメ |
| Latvian | brūnā klijkaija |
| Lithuanian | antarktinis plėšikas |
| Malagasy | Sombe, Vorondreky |
| Malayalam | തവിടൻ സ്കുവ |
| Maori | Hakoakoa |
| Norwegian | sørhavsjo |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Sørhavsjo |
| Persian | کاکایی اقیانوسی (اسکوآی) قهوهای, اسکوآی (کاکایی اقیانوسی) قهوهای, اسکوآی قهوهای |
| Polish | wydrzyk falklandzki, wydrzyk brunatny |
| Portuguese | mandrião-antártico, moleiro-subantárctico |
| Romanian | Lup de mare subantarctic |
| Russian | Антарктический поморник |
| Serbian | Smeđi pomornik |
| Slovak | pomorník antarktický |
| Spanish | Escúa Antártica, Escúa polar, Skúa Artártica, Skúa Antártica, Págalo Subantárctico, Escúa parda, Págalo subantártico |
| Swedish | Antarktisk labb, antarktislabb |
| Turkish | Kahverengi Korsanmartı |
| Ukrainian | поморник фолклендський |
| Welsh | Sgiwen y De |