Great Skua Stercorarius skua (Brünnich, 1764)
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Stercorariidae Status: Vagrant to Madeira
Recommended birdwatching sea trips to watch this seabird
Bird, dolphin and whale watching trip
Zino’s Petrel Pelagic Expedition
Stercorarius skua Biometrics
Wingspan: 135 - 145 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Total length: 53 - 58 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Weight: 1.2 - 2 kg (Hume, 2002)
Status
Madeira local status by Correia-Fagundes et al, 2021: Frequent
Madeira local status by Romano et al, 2010: Frequent
Madeira local status by Zino et al, 1995: Occasional
Conservation status by the IUCN Red List Categories, 2017: Least Concern ver 3.1
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