Species Detail - Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Stercorarius skua
Great Skua
NHMSYS0021053549
RecommendedWell-formed
Bonxie , Catharacta skua Brünnich, 1764, Catharacta skua , Lestris catarrhactes , Stercorarius skua (Brünnich, 1764), Stercorarius skua skua (Brunnich, 1764)
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Amber List
stsku
(Brünnich, 1764)
Bird
Species
2767
339
548
21/07/1978
08/09/2024
4 January (recorded in 2017)
24 December (recorded in 1985)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Great Skua (Stercorarius skua), accessed 13 June 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/286087>