Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Stercorarius antarcticus (brown skua)

Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Stercorariidae

Taxonomy
Lestris antarcticus was named by Lesson (1831). It is extant.

It was recombined as Catharacta antarctica by Mathews (1912) and del Hoyo et al. (2014); it was recombined as Stercorarius antarcticus by Clements et al. (2017).

Subspecies
S. lonnbergi
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. schufeldti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Lestris antarcticus Lesson
1912Catharacta antarctica Mathews
2014Catharacta antarctica del Hoyo et al.
2017Stercorarius antarcticus Clements et al.

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
orderCharadriiformesHuxley 1867
familyStercorariidaeBrisson 1760
genusStercorariusBrisson 1760
speciesantarcticus(Lesson 1831)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Stercorarius antarcticus Lesson 1831 [brown skua]
show all | hide all
Stercorarius antarcticus lonnbergi Mathews 1912 [subantarctic skua]
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:41:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:41:05
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Antarctica Catharacta antarctica (90111 177180) Stercorarius antarcticus (177151)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand Catharacta antarctica (194616 194619 195150)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Southern Territories Catharacta skua (194621)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Macquarie Island) Catharacta antarctica (194607)