Great skua (Stercorarius skua)

Synonyms:	Catharacta skua
French:	Grand Labbe

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Stercorariidae
Genus	Stercorarius (1)

The great skuua is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Information on the great skua is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

For more information on this and other bird species please see:

• BirdLife International:
  http://www.birdlife.org

This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. If you are able to help please contact:
arkive@wildscreen.org.uk

1. IUCN Red List (August, 2012)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org