Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) wildspecies.ca

Undetermined

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Birds

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Common Names

English common name:

Great Skua

French common name:

Grand Labbe

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Great Skua	Grand Labbe
2005	Great Skua	Grand Labbe
2010	Great Skua	Grand Labbe
2015	Great Skua	Grand Labbe
2020	Great Skua	Grand Labbe

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Reptilia

Subclass

Aves

Infraclass

Neognathae

Superorder

Neoaves

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Stercorarius skua	Laridae	Charadriiformes
2005	Stercorarius skua	Laridae	Charadriiformes
2010	Stercorarius skua	Stercorariidae	Charadriiformes
2015	Stercorarius skua	Stercorariidae	Charadriiformes
2020	Stercorarius skua	Stercorariidae	Charadriiformes

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change
2000	Unrankable
2005	Unrankable
2010	Apparently Secure	Changed from or to ranks U, NR, NA.	Procedural change.
2015	Unrankable	Changed from or to ranks U, NR, NA.	Procedural change.
2020	Vulnerable	Changed from or to ranks U, NR, NA.	Criteria revision.

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Undetermined - 5
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Unrankable - NUN,NUM
2020	Vulnerable - N3N,NUM

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

British Columbia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Alberta
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Manitoba
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Quebec
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2000	Undetermined - 5
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Undetermined - 5
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Vulnerable - S3N,SUM
2020	Vulnerable - S3N,SUM

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Unrankable - SUN,SUM
2020	Unrankable - SUN