Family

Stercorariidae (Skuas and jaegers)

Stercorarius parasiticus. Photo: (c) Greg Schrott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The skuas /ˈskjuːə/ are a group of seabirds with about seven species forming the family Stercorariidae and the genus Stercorarius. The three smaller skuas are called jaegers in American English.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Aves (Birds)
        Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and allies)
        Family: Stercorariidae (Skuas and jaegers)
        Genus: Stercorarius (Skuas and jaegers) (1)

Subtaxa

Genus: Stercorarius (Skuas and jaegers)

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