page_title: List of birds of Antarctica
section_title: Skuas and jaegers
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Antarctica / Skuas and jaegers
caption_attribution_description: Русский: South Polar Scua, flight, 11 January 2010, Ross Sea, Antarctica
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Antarctica. The avifauna of Antarctica include a total of 61 species, of which 1 is endemic.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account.
context_section_description: Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Stercorariidae
  The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with grey or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants.
  Chilean skua, Stercorarius chilensis
  South polar skua, Stercorarius maccormicki
  Brown skua, Stercorarius antarctica
  Pomarine jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus (A)
  Parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus (A)
  Long-tailed jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus (A)
caption: South polar skua, Stercorarius maccormicki
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