Stercorarius skua, Great skua
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Stercorarius skua   (Brunnich, 1764)

Great skua
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Charadriiformes | Stercorariidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others.  Temperate; 80°N - 7°S, 75°W - 47°E (Ref. 125423)

Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean. Subtropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 66.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 1.4 kg (Ref. 356)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total Length: 51 to 66 cm; Wingspan: 145 to 155 cm (Ref. 8812). A coastal continental shelf species exhibiting scavenging and surface seizing (Ref. 356).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Harrison, P. 1983 Seabirds an identification guide. Houton Muffin Company 488pp. 1600 painted in full color 324 distribution maps. (Ref. 8812)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses


FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

Resilience
(Ref. 69278):		 High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=21.38-47.13)
Fishing Vulnerability
(Ref. 71543)		 Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100).
Price category
(Ref. 80766):		 Unknown.