mandrião-grande / alcaide vs mandrião-do-sul

Stercorarius skua compared with Stercorarius maccormicki

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mandrião-grande / alcaide	mandrião-do-sul
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order same	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family same	Stercorariidae	Stercorariidae
Genus same	Stercorarius	Stercorarius
Species	Stercorarius skua	Stercorarius maccormicki

Evolutionary Relationship

mandrião-grande / alcaide and mandrião-do-sul share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Stercorarius.

Conservation Status

mandrião-grande / alcaide

LC — Least Concern

mandrião-do-sul

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mandrião-grande / alcaide	mandrião-do-sul
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mandrião-grande / alcaide

Habitat

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

Range

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

mandrião-do-sul

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Sweden), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇻🇪 Venezuela