Stercorariidae

family of birds
Taxon monotypic_taxon Q205323
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Stercorariidae

Summary

Stercorariidae is a monotypic taxon[1]. Stercorariidae ranks in the top 0.54% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,749 views/month, #14 of 2,572).[2]

Key Facts

  • Stercorariidae's instance of is recorded as monotypic taxon[3].
  • Stercorariidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Stercorariidae belongs to the parent taxon Charadriiformes[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Stercorariidae is Stercorariidae[6].
  • Stercorariidae is a type of seabird[7].
  • Stercorariidae is a type of piscivore[8].
  • Stercorariidae's Commons category is recorded as Stercorariidae[9].
  • Stercorariidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Skuas[10].
  • Stercorariidae's Commons gallery is recorded as Stercorarius[11].
  • Stercorariidae's code of nomenclature is recorded as International Code of Zoological Nomenclature[12].
  • Stercorariidae's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[13].
  • Stercorariidae's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[14].
  • Stercorariidae's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Stercorariidae's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • Stercorariidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'skua'}[17].
  • Stercorariidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'govnačke'}[18].
  • Stercorariidae's different from is recorded as Skua[19].
  • Stercorariidae's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20].
  • Stercorariidae's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[21].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Stercorariidae is Stercorariidae[6]. Stercorariidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Stercorariidae is classified within Charadriiformes[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'skua'}[17] and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'govnačke'}[18].

Identifiers

Stercorariidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 71367[22]. Stercorariidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 54049[23]. Stercorariidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 7985[24]. Stercorariidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9347[25]. Stercorariidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176790[26].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Stercorariidae include Skua Glacier[27], a glacier[28].

Why It Matters

Stercorariidae ranks in the top 0.54% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,749 views/month, #14 of 2,572).[2] Stercorariidae has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Stercorariidae is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Entities named for Stercorariidae include Skua Glacier[27], a glacier[28].

References

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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.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [26] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] . wikidata.org.
  11. [25] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [22] . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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