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South Polar Skua

Stercorarius maccormicki
Saunders, H, 1893
Salteador Polar
Mandrião-do-sul
Family: Stercorariidae
Order: Charadriiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Other common names: Escúa Polar.

Synonyms: Stercorarius maccormicki, Catharacta maccormicki.


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Number of Photography: 17

Foto
Photography ID: 670401
  Adult
Bahia Paraiso
Antártida Argentina
Argentina
01/16/2026
Edith Polverini
Foto
Photography ID: 585620
  Adult
Maceio
Alagoas
Brazil
05/28/2024
Eduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
Foto
Photography ID: 555796
  Adult
Parque del Plata
Canelones
Uruguay
07/26/2023
Mauricio Silvera



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Number of Records: 17



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242480716/01/2026ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaBahia ParaisoEdith Polverini
225390726/02/202516:26ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina1María Alejandra Sosa
225389826/02/202515:07ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina1María Alejandra Sosa
225388326/02/202512:32ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina1María Alejandra Sosa
225383126/02/202507:45ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina1María Alejandra Sosa
225381526/02/202506:25ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina1María Alejandra Sosa
225284226/02/202516:26ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina1Jorge La Grotteria
225283226/02/202515:07ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina1Jorge La Grotteria
225281726/02/202512:32ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina1Jorge La Grotteria
225276526/02/202507:45ArgentinaAntártida ArgentinaAntártida Argentina1Jorge La Grotteria
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. South Polar Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.