Stercorarius maccormicki Saunders 1893 (south polar skua)
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Aves - Charadriiformes - Stercorariidae
Alternative combination: Catharacta maccormicki
Belongs to Stercorarius according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Del Valle et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Stercorarius antarcticus, Stercorarius longicaudus, Stercorarius parasiticus, Stercorarius pomarinus, Stercorarius shufeldti, Stercorarius skua, Catharacta chilensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Pingfo I, living assemblage (Quaternary of Antarctica)
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