Great Skua - Stercorarius skua (Brünnich, 1764)
Quick facts
Threat status Europe | Least Concern (IUCN) |
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Protected by | EU Birds Directive and 2 other international agreements |
Natura 2000 sites | 38 are designated for this species |
Distribution
Threat and conservation status
Natura 2000 sites
Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites
Protected sites
Please note the site map takes a while to display.Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
Legal text | Annex | Conditions | More information |
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Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive) | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm | ||
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention) | (All species of Birds not included in Appendix II) | http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp | |
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds. Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (AEWA) |
http://www.migratoryspecies....ent/about-cms-family
http://www.unep-aewa.org/en/legalinstrument/aewa |
Common names and synonyms
Common Name | Language | Reference |
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Chaluha velká | Czech | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Grand Labbe | French | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Great Skua | English | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Grote Jager | Dutch | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Isokihu | Finnish | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Moleiro-grande | Portuguese | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Nagy halfarkas | Hungarian | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Págalo Grande | Spanish | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Skua | German | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Stercorario maggiore | Italian | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Storlabb | Swedish | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Wydrzyk wielki | Polish | Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J. |
Synonym | Author |
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Catharacta skua | Brünnich, 1764 |
All species of Birds not included in Appendix II |
Other resources
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds | European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds |
EURing code:05690 | European bird-ringing |
EoL | Encyclopedia of Life |
Fauna Europaea search | Fauna Europaea |
GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
ITIS (Valid name) | Interagency Taxonomic Information System |
NCBI search | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
PESI (Accepted) | Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure |
Wikipedia | Wikipedia |