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The '''brown skua''' (Stercorarius antarcticus), also known as the '''Antarctic skua''', or '''subantarctic skua''', is a large seabird that breeds in the subantarctic and [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] zones and moves further north when not breeding. | The '''brown skua''' (Stercorarius antarcticus), also known as the '''Antarctic skua''', or '''subantarctic skua''', is a large seabird that breeds in the subantarctic and [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] zones and moves further north when not breeding. | ||
Its taxonomy is highly complex and a matter of dispute, with some splitting it into two or three species: Falkland skua (''S. antarcticus''), Tristan skua (''S. hamiltoni''), and subantarctic skua (''S. lönnbergi''). To further confuse, it hybridizes with both the south polar and Chilean | Its taxonomy is highly complex and a matter of dispute, with some splitting it into two or three species: Falkland skua (''S. antarcticus''), Tristan skua (''S. hamiltoni''), and subantarctic skua (''S. lönnbergi''). To further confuse, it hybridizes with both the [[south polar skua]] and Chilean skua, and the entire group has been considered to be a subspecies of the great skua, a species otherwise restricted to the Northern Hemisphere. | ||
==Diet== | ==Diet== | ||