Brown Skua vs Great Skua

Stercorarius antarcticus compared with Stercorarius skua

Key Differences

• Brown Skua is Not Evaluated while Great Skua is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Skua	Great Skua
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family same	Stercorariidae	Stercorariidae
Genus same	Stercorarius	Stercorarius
Species	Stercorarius antarcticus	Stercorarius skua

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Skua and Great Skua share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Stercorarius.

Conservation Status

Brown Skua

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Skua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Skua	Great Skua
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Skua

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Great Skua

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

Brown Skua

The Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus) is a species in the genus Stercorarius. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Found in Norway. As a member of the genus Stercorarius, it shares characteristics with related species within this taxonomic group.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway