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Stercorarius antarcticus lonnbergi
Stercorarius antarcticus lonnbergi
Brown Skua
Photographer: Gerald and Buff Corsi
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 1336 3162 0803 0103 (2004-12-07)

Copyright © 2004 California Academy of Sciences

 
INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
  • date of photo  unknown
  • location   Gold Harbor (South Georgia Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands)
  • notes   Syn: Catharacta antarctica ssp. lonnbergi
  • CalAcademy slide #   T 93,977
  • photo category: Animal - Bird

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Brown Skua, Subantarctic Skua, Antarctic Skua
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  • Reviewers' comments about this photo (review or add another comment)
    1. Reviewed by Rohan Clarke    Aug 14, 2008

    Action: changed name from "Macronectes halli" to "Stercorarius antarcticus "

    Reviewer's comments:
         "This is a Brown (Southern) Skua Stercorarius antarcticus. A very slim chance that it is a South Polar Skua but given it was photographed on an island where Brown Skua breed and displays typical adult plumage for that species Brown Skua is the most parsimonious identification. It is not a Giant Petrel for a number of reasons: most obvious reason being that it has a dark not pale bill."

     
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