WoRMS name details
Catharacta maccormicki (Saunders, 1893)
159073 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159073)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
Catharacta Brünnich, 1764 accepted as Stercorarius Brisson, 1760
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution North America; Oceania; range extends throughout the Canadian Atlantic to southern Florida
Distribution circum-antarctic
Distribution North America; Oceania; range extends throughout the Canadian Atlantic to southern Florida [details]
Distribution circum-antarctic
Distribution circum-antarctic [details]
WoRMS (2024). Catharacta maccormicki (Saunders, 1893). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159073 on 2024-04-23
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Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]
additional source Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Breeding Category Breeding [details]Dimensions Length: 21" (53 cm); Wingspan: 52" (132 cm) [details]
Distribution North America; Oceania; range extends throughout the Canadian Atlantic to southern Florida [details]
Distribution circum-antarctic [details]
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | south polar skua | [details] |
| German | Südpolar-SkuaAntarktik-Skua | [details] |
| Lithuanian | makormiko plėšikas | [details] |
| Polish | wydrzyk antarktyczny | [details] |
| Slovenian | antarktična govnačka | [details] |
| Spanish | págalo polar | [details] |
| Turkish | büyük güney kutbu martısı | [details] |
