Chilean Skua vs Great Skua

Stercorarius chilensis compared with Stercorarius skua

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean 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 chilensis	Stercorarius skua

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chilean Skua

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Skua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean Skua

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway.

Great Skua

Habitat

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

Range

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

Chilean Skua

The Chilean Skua (Stercorarius chilensis) is a species in the genus Stercorarius. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway