Where does the Great Skua live?
Stercorarius skua has 182,631 records in 91 countries and territories, from 1831 to 2026. Most records come from United Kingdom.
- 182,631 records
- 91 places
- 145 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesCharadriiformesStercorariidaeStercorarius
When it is recorded
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Peak month: September. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
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Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 57,468 | |
| Norway | 17,339 | |
| Spain | 16,742 | |
| Sweden | 16,503 | |
| Denmark | 14,261 | |
| Portugal | 12,576 | |
| France | 9,505 | |
| Iceland | 8,802 | |
| Netherlands | 5,528 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 4,691 | |
| Ireland | 4,280 | |
| Belgium | 4,129 | |
| Faroe Islands | 1,781 | |
| United States | 1,466 | |
| Canada | 1,161 | |
| Germany | 717 | |
| Isle of Man | 660 | |
| Morocco | 429 | |
| Heard & McDonald Islands | 232 | |
| Russia | 214 | |
| Cabo Verde | 197 | |
| Poland | 192 | |
| Italy | 161 | |
| Finland | 158 | |
| Western Sahara | 142 | |
| Greece | 128 | |
| Guernsey | 127 | |
| Greenland | 106 | |
| Ukraine | 106 | |
| Switzerland | 89 | |
| Austria | 67 | |
| Czechia | 66 | |
| Antarctica | 65 | |
| ZZ | 62 | |
| Hungary | 55 | |
| Gibraltar | 52 | |
| South Africa | 52 | |
| Romania | 50 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 49 | |
| Argentina | 47 |
Showing the top 40 of 91 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Stercorariidae.
Parasitic Jaeger
537,413 records
Pomarine Jaeger
208,608 records
Long-tailed Jaeger
154,487 records
Brown Skua
44,564 records
South Polar Skua
42,965 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.