Stercorarius pomarinus Temminck 1815 (pomarine jaeger)
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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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