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Great Skua / Stercorarius skua

Great Skua bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsSouthern Skua, Common Skua, Skua, Northern Skua, Brown Skua, Bonxie, Northern Jaeger, Great Jaeger
Old latin name for birdStercocarius skua, Stercorarius cataractes, Cataracta fusca, Catarractes vulgaris, Lestris catarractes, Larus catarractes, Stercorarius catarrhactes, Megalestris skua, Stercorarius catharractes, Catharacta skua, Catarracta skua, Lestris catharactes, Cataractes skua, Catarractes skua, Stercorarius catarractes, Buphaga skua, Larus fuscus, Catarractes fusca, Lestris catharractes, Larus keeask, Lestris skua, Lestris catarrhactes
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilySkuas / Stercorariidae
GenusStercorarius
Breeding regionEurasia
Breeding subregionIceland, Faroe Is., Ireland, Scotland, Norway, Svalbard (n of Norway), and nw Russia to Novaya Zemlya
Non breeding regionNorth Atlantic Ocean offshore waters to c Gulf Stream of New England to North Carolina, ne Brazil, North Sea to Iberian Pen., Macaronesia (w of nw Africa), w Africa and w Mediterranean

Great Skua bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Tim de Boer
    United Kingdom
  • 2.
    Song, © Timo Janhonen
    United Kingdom
  • 3.
    Call, © Fraser Simpson
    United Kingdom
  • 4.
    Alarm call, © Rob van Bemmelen
    Norway
  • 5.
    Alarm call, flight call, © Fernand DEROUSSEN
    Iceland
  • 6.
    Alarm call, © Christoph Bock
    Norway
  • 7.
    Alarm call, © Rob van Bemmelen
    Norway
  • 8.
    Display call, © Ruud van Beusekom
    Iceland
  • 9.
    Juvenile, © Rob van Bemmelen
    Norway
  • 10.
    Call, © Ruud van Beusekom
    Iceland
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Long-tailed Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Chilean Skua
Pomarine Jaeger
South Polar Skua
Brown Skua

Where to see Great Skua

Great Skua subspecies (0)

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSuidpoolroofmeeu, Grootroofmeeu
AlbanianPulëzeza e madhe
Arabicكركر كبير
Azerbaijaniböyük dənizçi
BasqueMarikaka handia, Paràsit gros, Marikoi handia, Marikoi handi
BelarusianВялікі паморнік, Паморнік вялікі, Вялiкi паморнік
Bengaliফড় কুয়া
BretonAr sparfell-vor bras, Sparfell-vor vras
BulgarianСкуа, Обикновена скуа, Голям морелетник
CatalanParàsit gros, paràsit boreal
Chinese中贼鸥, 北贼鸥
Chinese (Traditional)大賊鷗
Chuvashпысăк тинĕс хĕрри чарлакĕ
CornishGwagel
Croatianveliki pomornik
Czechchaluha velká
DanishStorkjove
DutchGrote Jager
Esperantogranda rabmevo
Estoniansuuränn
FaroeseSkúgvur, Skúvur
Finnishisokihu
FrenchGrand Labbe, Labbe catharacte
FrisianGrutte skraits
GalicianParàsit gros, palleira grande
GermanGrosse Raubmöwe, GroßeRaubmöwe, Skua
GreekΠειρατής, Αετοληστόγλαρος
Hebrewחמסן גדול, חמסן גדול גמלוני
Hungariannagy halfarkas
IcelandicSkúmur
IrishMeirleach Mór
ItalianStercorario maggiore
Japaneseキタオオトウゾクカモメ, オオトウゾクカモメ
Kazakhүлкен құрақтұмсық
Latvianlielā klijkaija
Lithuaniandidysis plėšikas, Didysis plešikas
LuxembourgishSkua
MacedonianГолем поморник
MalteseĊiefa Kbira, Skua Prima
ManxMaarliagh Marrey, Maarliagh mooar
MaoriHakoakoa
Northern SamiÁhpeháskil, Stuorraskáiti
NorwegianStorjo, storjo
Norwegian NynorskStorjo
PolishSkua, wydrzyk wielki, Wydrzyk długosterny, Wydrzyk dlugosterny
Portuguesegaivota-rapineira, moleiro grande, mandrião-antártico, mandrião-chileno, dizimeiro-grande, mandrião-do-sul, gaivota-rapineira-grande, mandrião-grande / alcaide, Alcaide, Gaivota rapineira grande, moleiro-grande, alcaide-do-norte, Moleiro-grande, mandrião-grande, dizimeiro
RomanianLup de mare atlantic
Romanshmuetta gronda
RussianПоморник большой, Большой поморник
SerbianVeliki pomornik
Slovakpomorník veľký, pomorník skua
Slovenianvelika govnačka, velika govnacka
SpanishEscúa común, Págalo grande
Swedishstorlabb
TurkishBüyük Korsan Martı, Büyük Korsanmartı, büyük korsanmarty
Turkmenuly denizçi çarlak
UkrainianВеликий поморник, поморник великий
Uzbekкатта поморник
WelshYsgiwen fwyaf, Ysgiwen fawr, Gwylan frech, Sgiwen fawr