Aves - Charadriiformes - Stercorariidae

Alternative combination: Lestris pomarinus

Belongs to Stercorarius according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Mlikovsky 2002, Olson and Rasmussen 2001 and Warheit 2002

Sister taxa: Stercorarius antarcticus, Stercorarius longicaudus, Stercorarius maccormicki, Stercorarius parasiticus, Stercorarius shufeldti, Stercorarius skua, Catharacta chilensis

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Lee Creek Mine, Yorktown Formation (Pliocene of North Carolina)

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