General
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Pinyin readings reflect standard Mandarin usage; for some dialect alternative names it may be of little practical use, especially for South China. Many Korean glosses are highly tentative. Comments and corrections welcome.
The skuas and jaegers are called 贼鸥 'robber gulls' due to their habit of harrassing smaller sea birds to give up their catch. They are also known as 猎鸥 'hunting gulls'.
Note: Stercorarius maccormicki is found only in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
Species names
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Mongolian |
| Stercorarius maccormicki Catharacta maccormicki  |
South-polar skua | 麦氏贼鸥 (麥氏賊鷗) 'Mr Mai's robber gull' (2, 3, 5) 灰贼鸥 (灰賊鷗) 'grey robber gull' (4)  Taxonomy (Found only in Spratlies) |
(灰贼鸥) 灰賊鷗 'grey robber gull' Taiwan former official: (南极贼鸥) 南極賊鷗 'south pole robber gull' |
ナンキョクオオトウゾクカモメ (南極大盗賊鴎) nankyoku ō tōzoku kamome 'south pole large robber gull' Taxonomy |
큰도둑갈매기 keun-doduk-galmaegi 'large robber gull' |
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Stercorarius pomarinus |
Pomarine skua Pomarine jaeger |
中贼鸥 (中賊鷗) 'medium robber gull' |
(中贼鸥) 中賊鷗 'medium robber gull' |
トウゾクカモメ (盗賊鴎) tōzoku kamome 'robber gull' |
넓적꼬리도둑갈매기 neorp-jeok-kkori-doduk-galmaegi 'flat-broad-tailed robber gull' |
Бэсрэг хайлгана besreg khailgan 'compact skua' Former official: Бэсрэг хулгайч цахлай besreg khulgaich tsakhlai 'compact robber gull' |
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| Stercorarius parasiticus |
Parasitic jaeger or Arctic skua or Arctic jaeger Short-tailed skua | 短尾贼鸥 (短尾賊鷗) 'short-tailed robber gull' |
(短尾贼鸥) 短尾賊鷗 'short-tailed robber gull' Taiwan former official: (贼鸥) 賊鷗 'robber gull' |
クロトウゾクカモメ (黒盗賊鴎) kuro tōzoku kamome 'black robber gull' |
북극도둑갈매기 bukgeuk-doduk-galmaegi 'north pole robber gull' |
Годон хайлгана godoŋ khailgan 'short skua' Former official: Годон хулгайч цахлай godoŋ khulgaich tsakhlai 'short robber gull' |
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| Stercorarius longicaudus |
Long-tailed jaeger Long-tailed skua | 长尾贼鸥 (長尾賊鷗) 'long-tailed robber gull' |
(长尾贼鸥) 長尾賊鷗 'long-tailed robber gull' |
シロハラトウゾクカモメ (白腹盗賊鴎) shiro-hara tōzoku kamome 'white-bellied robber gull' |
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