Stercorarius antarcticus

Brown Skua, Antarctic Skua, Subantarctic Skua, Southern Great Skua, Southern Skua, Hākoakoa

As recorded: Catharacta antarctica (R.Lesson, 1831)

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Charadriiformes › Stercorariidae

Collected by: G Lippert
Collector number: Collector Number: --
Locality: poss. Palmer Station
Island: Anvers Island
Region: Antarctica
Record type: Preserved specimen

Stercorarius antarcticus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,647 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-29.

2026-09-29

(c) Paul Prappas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26

(c) yinhla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-26

South Atlantic Ocean, South Afica

(c) Maryse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-08

South Atlantic Ocean

(c) Chris D Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-25

no rights reserved

2026-08-24

South Africa

(c) Claude Renaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Stercorarius antarcticus. BPBM 161903. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92717648. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/161903.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 92717648 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026