Great Skua vs Long-tailed Jaeger

Stercorarius skua compared with Stercorarius longicaudus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Skua	Long-tailed Jaeger
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 skua	Stercorarius longicaudus

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Skua and Long-tailed Jaeger share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Stercorarius.

Conservation Status

Great Skua

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Jaeger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Skua	Long-tailed Jaeger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Skua

Habitat

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

Range

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

Long-tailed Jaeger

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Long-tailed Jaeger

Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇻🇪 Venezuela