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Species profile—Stercorarius parasiticus (Arctic jaeger)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Stercorariidae (skuas and jaegers) → Stercorarius parasiticus (Arctic jaeger)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Stercorariidae (skuas and jaegers)
Scientific name
Stercorarius parasiticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name
Arctic jaeger
WildNet taxon ID
1902
Alternate name(s)
parasitic jaeger
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
SL
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1902.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022