Great skua

Great skua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Stercorariidae
Genus: Stercorarius
Species:
S. skua
Binomial name
Stercorarius skua
(Brünnich, 1764)
Synonyms

Catharacta skua

The great skua (Stercorarius skua), sometimes known by the name bonxie in Britain, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is roughly the size of a herring gull. It mainly eats fish caught at the sea surface or taken from other birds.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Catharacta skua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22694160A132532556. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22694160A132532556.en. Retrieved 5 September 2024.