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