Great Skua vs South Polar Skua

Stercorarius skua compared with Stercorarius maccormicki

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Skua	South Polar Skua
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Aves (kuş)	Aves (kuş)
Order same	Charadriiformes (Yağmur kuşları)	Charadriiformes (Yağmur kuşları)
Family same	Stercorariidae	Stercorariidae
Genus same	Stercorarius	Stercorarius
Species	Stercorarius skua	Stercorarius maccormicki

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Great Skua

LC — Least Concern

South Polar Skua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Skua	South Polar Skua
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).

South Polar Skua

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