MSBIAS taxon details
Stercorariidae Brisson, 1760
136990 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136990)
accepted
Family
- Genus Stercorarius Brisson, 1760
- Genus Catharacta Brünnich, 1764 accepted as Stercorarius Brisson, 1760
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
MSBIAS (2026). Stercorariidae Brisson, 1760. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136990 on 2026-09-14
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Stercorariidae Brisson, 1760. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136990 on 2026-09-14
basis of record
van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Harrison, P. (1985). Seabirds: an identification guide. Revised edition. Christopher Helm Publisher. A & C Black: London, UK. ISBN 0-7136-3510-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Harrison, P. (1985). Seabirds: an identification guide. Revised edition. Christopher Helm Publisher. A & C Black: London, UK. ISBN 0-7136-3510-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | skuas | [details] |