Great Skua

Stercorarius parasiticus (Linnaeus 1758)

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Stercorarius parasiticus (Great Skua) is a species of birds in the family skuas. They are found in the palearctic, The Nearctic, The Neotropics, australasia, antarctica, and Afrotropics. They are diurnal parasites. Individuals are known to live for 31.1 years. They have parental care (pair provides care).

URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q106447

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q737742
Definition: one of the eight terrestrial ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface
Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecozone_Nearctic.svg

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q217151
Definition: one of the eight terrestrial ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface
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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Australasia
Attribution: https://www.oneearth.org/realms/australasia/

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Antarctia

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Afrotropical
Attribution: https://www.oneearth.org/realms/afrotropics/

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12806437
Definition: organism adapted to living on or in another organism and causing harm to its host

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URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470
Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/parentalCarePair
Definition: Both parents feed and nurture offspring.
Attribution: Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109

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EOL has data for 34 attributes, including:

biogeographic realm
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GAZ_00000071
- Definition: The largest scale biogeographic division of the earth's surface based on the historic and evolutionary distribution patterns of plants and animals.
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antarctica
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Antarctia
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body mass
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0001259
- Definition: The amount of matter in the body of an organism.
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26.48 g
body size
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_VT0100005
- Definition: The size of a multicellular organism
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125 cm
foraging habitat
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ForagingHabitat
- Definition: Primary habitat where the species forages during the breeding season.
- Attribution: Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109
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coastal
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000687
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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oceanic island
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000222
- Definition: An island that does not sit on a continental shelf, and is of volcanic origin.
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has endoparasite
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002635
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Stercorarius parasiticus (Linnaeus 1758) (Great skua)
population trend
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/population_trend
- Definition: i.e., increasing, decreasing, stable, or unknown
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Stable
prenatal development duration
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/PrenatalDevelopmentDuration
- Definition: The duration of the development from fertilized, deposited or implanted egg to hatching/birth. Corresponds to egg incubation duration in oviparous animals and to gestation period duration in viviparous animals.
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26 days
trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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vertivore
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/vertivore
- Definition: carnivorous animal which eats primarily vertebrates
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water temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeawaterTemperature
- Definition: Temperature of the water at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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-0.725 degrees celsius
weight
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000128
- Definition: A physical quality inhering in a bearer that has mass near a gravitational body.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/PATO Ontology Source: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/pato.owl
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445.5 g

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Great skua. View this species on GBIF

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