Long-tailed Jaeger vs South Polar Skua

Stercorarius longicaudus compared with Stercorarius maccormicki

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Jaeger	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 longicaudus	Stercorarius maccormicki

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Jaeger

LC — Least Concern

South Polar Skua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

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).

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 5 countries:

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