LC
Brown Skua Catharacta antarctica



References

Catry, P., A. Almeida, M. Lecoq, J. Granadeiro and R. Matias. 2011. Low breeding success and sharp population decline at the largest known Falkland skua colony. . Polar Biology 34: 1239-1244.

Chu, P.C., Eisenschenk, S.K. and Zhu, S.T. 2009. Skeletal morphology and the phylogeny of skuas (Aves: Charadriiformes, Stercorariidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 157: 612–621. doi: j.1096-3642.2009.00539.x.

del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J. 1996. Handbook of the Birds of the World, vol. 3: Hoatzin to Auks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.

Further resources

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Brown Skua Catharacta antarctica. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/brown-skua-catharacta-antarctica on 26/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 26/12/2024.