Family Stercorariidae

Taxon ID: 27242

Summary

Maryland Biodiversity Project has documented 5 taxa in Family Stercorariidae spanning 1 genus.

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Direct Child Taxa (1)

Genus Stercorarius

Taxonomic Leaves (5)

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A Great Skua in Maryland waters (2/26/1995).

Great Skua (Stercorarius skua Brunnich, 1764) Media by Mark Hoffman

A Parasitic Jaeger off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina (5/28/2011).

Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus (Linnaeus, 1758)) Media by Bill Hubick

A South Polar Skua observed on a pelagic out of Ocean City, Worcester Co., Maryland (5/31/2003).

South Polar Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki (Saunders, 1893)) Media by Jim Stasz View Record

A Pomarine Jaeger in Maryland waters (8/14/2012).

Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus Temminck, 1815) Media by Mark Hoffman

Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus (Linnaeus, 1758)) Media by Bill Hubick

A Great Skua at Nantucket Shoals, Massachusetts (8/28/2010). This impressive beast is very rarely detected in Maryland waters.

Great Skua (Stercorarius skua Brunnich, 1764) Media by Jeremiah Trimble

A South Polar Skua observed on a pelagic trip out of Ocean City, Worcester Co., Maryland (5/31/2003).

South Polar Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki (Saunders, 1893)) Media by Jim Stasz View Record

A Long-tailed Jaeger in Maryland waters off Worcester Co., Maryland (8/23/2014).

Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus (Vieillot, 1819)) Media by Mikey Lutmerding View Record

A Pomarine Jaeger in flight off San Diego, California (10/8/2011).

Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus Temminck, 1815) Media by Bill Hubick

A South Polar Skua off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina (5/29/2011).

South Polar Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki (Saunders, 1893)) Media by Bill Hubick

A juvenile Long-tailed Jaeger photographed on a pelagic trip off the coast of Maryland (8/26/2006).

Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus (Vieillot, 1819)) Media by Bill Hubick

South Polar Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki (Saunders, 1893)) Media by Bill Hubick

Pomarine Jaeger in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/15/2020). (c) nicosarbanes, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus Temminck, 1815) Media by nicosarbanes via iNaturalist View Record

An adult Pomarine Jaeger off San Diego, California (10/8/2011).

Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus Temminck, 1815) Media by Bill Hubick

A Great Skua off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina (8/22/2010).

Great Skua (Stercorarius skua Brunnich, 1764) Media by Dan Irizarry

A Pomarine Jaeger off San Diego, California (10/8/2011).

Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus Temminck, 1815) Media by Bill Hubick

A Pomeraine Jaeger off of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina (6/10.2012).

Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus Temminck, 1815) Media by Joe Turner

A Long-tailed Jaeger in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/29/2018).

Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus (Vieillot, 1819)) Media by Jim Stasz View Record

A Pomarine Jaeger observed off the coast of Maryland (8/14/2011).

Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus Temminck, 1815) Media by Dan Haas

A South Polar Skua (left) in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2000).

South Polar Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki (Saunders, 1893)) Media by Jim Stasz View Record

Long-tailed (left) and Pomarine Jaeger near Atlantis Canyon, Massachusetts (7/21/2012).

Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus (Vieillot, 1819)) Media by Jeremiah Trimble

A Pomarine Jaeger in Maryland waters (8/14/2011).

Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus Temminck, 1815) Media by Bill Hubick

Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus (Vieillot, 1819)) Media by Jeremiah Trimble

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Common Name	Scientific Name	Family	Order	Class	Kingdom
Great Skua	Stercorarius skua	Stercorariidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
South Polar Skua	Stercorarius maccormicki	Stercorariidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
Pomarine Jaeger	Stercorarius pomarinus	Stercorariidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus	Stercorariidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia
Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus	Stercorariidae	Charadriiformes	Aves	Animalia

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Family Stercorariidae

Summary

Direct Child Taxa (1)

Taxonomic Leaves (5)

Media

Synonyms

Citations

Descendant Taxa Checklist