Stercorarius maccormicki Saunders 1893 (south polar skua)

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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