Stercorarius maccormicki

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• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
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• Notes

Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,147 meters (0 to 7,044 feet).[1]

Biology

Migration

Migratory

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Catharacta skua Brünnich • Catharacta skua skua Brünnich

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 17-Jul-2007

Similar Species

Members of the genus Stercorarius

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 14 species and subspecies in this genus:

S. antarcticus (Brown Skua) · S. antarcticus antarcticus (Antarctic Skua) · S. antarcticus hamiltoni (Tristan Da Cunha Skua) · S. chilensis (Chilean Skua) · S. longicaudus (Long-Tailed Jaeger) · S. longicaudus longicaudus (Long-Tailed Jaeger) · S. longicaudus pallescens (Eastern Long-Tailed Jaeger) · S. lonnbergi (Brown Skua) · S. maccormicki (Antarctic Jaeger) · S. parasiticus (Richardsons Jaeger) · S. pomarinus (Pomatorhine Skua) · S. skua (Northern Skua) · S. skua skua (Great Skua) · S. sp. (Jaeger Sp.)

More Info

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Further Reading

• Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 677.
• Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. London: The Club, 1893- url .
• Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 109 1953 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 437.
• Catalogue of birds of the Americas and the adjacent islands in Field Museum of Natural History. Charles E. Hellmayr, Boardman Conover. 13 1948 Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1948. url p. 246.
• Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. London, 1874-98. url p. 321.
• Check-list of North American birds: the species of birds of North America from the Arctic through Panama, including the West Indies and Hawaiian Islands / prepared by the Committee on Classification and Nomenclature of the American Orni Lawrence, Kan.: American Ornithologists' Union, 1983. url p. 212.
• Check-list of birds of the world. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1931-1987. url p. 310.
• Natural history: [voyage of the S.S. Discovery under Capt. R.F. Scott] / edited by Jeffrey Bell London: British Museum, 1907-1912 url p. 64.
• Report on the collections of natural history made in the Antarctic regions during the voyage of the "Southern Cross." LondonPrinted by order of the Trustees, sold by Longsmans1902 url p. 166.
• The Bulletin of zoological nomenclature. London, International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature. url p. 51.
• The Canadian field-naturalist. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. url p. 13.
• Type-specimens of birds in the British Museum (Natural History) / by R.L.M. Warren & C.J.O. Harrison. London: BM(NH), 1966-1973. url p. 170.

Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2004. Catharacta maccormicki. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 October 2006.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed April 18, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 04, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
• Hines, J. E., Gregory Gough, J. R. Sauer, et al. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
• Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
• Sauer, J. R., J. E. Hines, and J. Fallon. 2005. The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Results and Analysis 1966 - 2004. Version 2005.2. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD
• Sauer, J. R., S. Schwartz, and B. Hoover. 1996. The Christmas Bird Count Home Page. Version 95.1. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 04, 2008:

• Australian Antarctic Data Centre: Seabirds of the Southern and South Indian Ocean
• Avian Knowledge Network: eBird
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Royal British Columbia Museum
• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Bird Collection
• EMAN Provider: PIROP (Shipboard Surveys)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Bay of Fundy Species List (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: SEAMAP - marine mammals, birds and turtles
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
• University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 8307
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-660062
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2480765
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 660062
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABNNM01050
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 6819

Footnotes

1. Mean = -77.470 meters (-254.167 feet), Standard Deviation = 521.300 based on 173 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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