South Polar Skua

Summary

South Polar Skua is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (350 views/month, #1,501 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• South Polar Skua is on the continent of Antarctica^[3].
• South Polar Skua's instance of is recorded as taxon^[4].
• South Polar Skua is classified at the rank of species^[5].
• South Polar Skua's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[6].
• South Polar Skua belongs to the parent taxon Stercorarius^[7].
• Under binomial nomenclature, South Polar Skua is Stercorarius maccormicki^[8].
• South Polar Skua's Commons category is recorded as Stercorarius maccormicki^[9].
• South Polar Skua's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. maccormicki'}^[10].
• South Polar Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'South Polar Skua'}^[11].
• South Polar Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Suidpoolroofmeeu'}^[12].
• South Polar Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Südpolarskua'}^[13].
• South Polar Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Págalo polar'}^[14].
• South Polar Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Labbe de McCormick'}^[15].
• South Polar Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Stercorario di McCormick'}^[16].
• South Polar Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Zuidpooljager'}^[17].
• South Polar Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Sydpolar-kjove'}^[18].
• South Polar Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Sørjo'}^[19].
• South Polar Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Южнополярный поморник'}^[20].
• South Polar Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ナンキョクオオトウゾクカモメ'}^[21].
• South Polar Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'sydpolslabb'}^[22].
• South Polar Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'etelämantereenkihu'}^[23].
• South Polar Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'wydrzyk antarktyczny'}^[24].
• South Polar Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'antarktika änn'}^[25].
• South Polar Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'paràsit austral'}^[26].
• South Polar Skua is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'chaluha antarktická'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, South Polar Skua is Stercorarius maccormicki^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[5]. It is classified within Stercorarius^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[11], {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Suidpoolroofmeeu'}^[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Südpolarskua'}^[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Págalo polar'}^[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Labbe de McCormick'}^[15], and {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Stercorario di McCormick'}^[16].

Distribution

South Polar Skua is on the continent of Antarctica^[3].

Identifiers

South Polar Skua's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 144296^[28]. South Polar Skua's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 395889^[29]. South Polar Skua's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510692^[30]. South Polar Skua's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2481616^[31]. South Polar Skua's ITIS TSN is recorded as 660062^[32].

Why It Matters

South Polar Skua ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (350 views/month, #1,501 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]