Skuas - Family: Stercorariidae
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Brown Skua - Stercorarius antarcticus
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Long-tailed Skua - Stercorarius longicaudus
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L 424 - N.Lambert
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South Polar Skua - Stercorarius maccormicki
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Arctic Skua - Stercorarius parasiticus
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Pomarine Skua - Stercorarius pomarinus
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L 431 - N.Lambert
L 426 - N.Lambert
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L 427 - N.Lambert
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L 430 - N.Lambert
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L 428 - N.Lambert
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Taxonomy:
Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
> Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
> Class: Aves (Birds)
> Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
> Family: Stercorariidae (Skuas and Jaegers)
> Genus: Stercorarius
> Species: S. antarcticus - Brown Skua
> Species: S. longicaudus - Long-tailed Skua
> Species: S. maccormacki - South Polar Skua
> Species: S. parasiticus - Arctic Skua
> Species: S. pomarinus - Pomarine Skua
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Photographic contributions:
Lambert, Nick. L 424 - L 425 - L 426 - L 427 - L 428 - L 429 - L 430 - L 431.
Lambert, Nick. L 424 - L 425 - L 426 - L 427 - L 428 - L 429 - L 430 - L 431.