Chilean Skua

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q1072916
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Chilean Skua

Summary

Chilean Skua is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #1,618 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chilean Skua's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Chilean Skua is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Chilean Skua is classified within Stercorarius[5].
  • Chilean Skua is endemic to South America[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Chilean Skua is Stercorarius chilensis[7].
  • Chilean Skua's Commons category is recorded as Stercorarius chilensis[8].
  • Chilean Skua's original combination is recorded as Q137970270[9].
  • Chilean Skua's taxon synonym is recorded as Catharacta chilensis[10].
  • Chilean Skua's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. chilensis'}[11].
  • Chilean Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chilean skua'}[12].
  • Chilean Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chilean Skua'}[13].
  • Chilean Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Chileskua'}[14].
  • Chilean Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Págalo chileno'}[15].
  • Chilean Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'paràsit de Xile'}[16].
  • Chilean Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'chaluha chilská'}[17].
  • Chilean Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'tšiili änn'}[18].
  • Chilean Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Ĉilia rabmevo'}[19].
  • Chilean Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Kaneljo'}[20].
  • Chilean Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Чилийский поморник'}[21].
  • Chilean Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'チリオオトウゾクカモメ'}[22].
  • Chilean Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Chilestorkjove'}[23].
  • Chilean Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'chilenkihu'}[24].
  • Chilean Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'chilei halfarkas'}[25].
  • Chilean Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'wydrzyk amerykański'}[26].
  • Chilean Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'pomorník čiapkatý'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Chilean Skua is Stercorarius chilensis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Stercorarius[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chilean skua'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Chileskua'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Págalo chileno'}[15], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'paràsit de Xile'}[16], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'chaluha chilská'}[17], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'tšiili änn'}[18].

Distribution

Chilean Skua is endemic to South America[6].

Identifiers

Chilean Skua's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 144294[28]. Chilean Skua's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 54052[29]. Chilean Skua's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45512180[30]. Chilean Skua's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2481610[31]. Chilean Skua's ITIS TSN is recorded as 660060[32].

Why It Matters

Chilean Skua ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #1,618 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Avibase. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Avibase. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym Catharacta chilensis
    Egg incubation period {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+30'}
    Litter size {'amount': '+2'}
    Taxon rank species
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