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Brown Skua

Stercorarius antarcticus
(Lesson, RP, 1831)
Salteador Subantártico
Mandrião-antártico
Family: Stercorariidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Other common names: Escúa Antártica.

Synonyms: Stercorarius antarcticus, Lestris antarcticus, Catharacta antarctica.

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Foto
Photography ID: 668747
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/14/2026
Adrian Dario Barboza
Foto
Photography ID: 666500
  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/15/2025
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 573729
  Immature
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
02/18/2024
Ariel Alejandro Vazquez
Foto
Photography ID: 573724
  Juvenile
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
02/18/2024
Ariel Alejandro Vazquez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241912414/01/2026ArgentinaSanta CruzPuerto DeseadoAdrian Dario Barboza
241267320/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Nacional Monte León, Parque Nacional Monte LeónHernán Tolosa
240453320/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Nacional Monte LeónJorgelina Lopez
241298918/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pinguino, Parque Interjurisdiccional Marino Isla PingüinoHernán Tolosa
241254318/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pingüino, Puerto DeseadoHernán Tolosa
240091818/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pingüino, Puerto DeseadoJorgelina Lopez
241283215/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzDesagüe de Carsa, Puerto DeseadoHernán Tolosa
225586813/01/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzParque Interjurisdiccional Marino Isla Pingüino5Hernán Alvarado
200569418/02/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pingüino, Puerto DeseadoAriel Alejandro Vazquez
219241616/01/2024ArgentinaSanta CruzIsla Pinguino, Parque Interjurisdiccional Marino Isla PingüinoGisela Ballent
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 25/03/2026.