General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome.
The skuas and jaegers are called 賊鷗 'robber gulls' due to their habit of harrassing smaller sea birds to give up their catch. They are also known as 獵鷗 'hunting gulls'.
Species names
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Stercorarius maccormicki Catharacta maccormicki  |
South-polar skua | 灰賊鷗 (灰贼鸥) 'grey robber gull' Taiwan former official: 南極賊鷗 (南极贼鸥) 'south pole robber gull' |
(麥氏賊鷗) 麦氏贼鸥 'Mr Mai's robber gull' (2, 3, 5) (灰賊鷗) 灰贼鸥 'grey robber gull' (4)  Taxonomy |
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' |
Stercorarius pomarinus |
Pomarine skua Pomarine jaeger |
中賊鷗 (中贼鸥) 'medium robber gull' |
(中賊鷗) 中贼鸥 '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' |
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| Stercorarius parasiticus |
Parasitic jaeger or Arctic skua or Arctic jaeger Short-tailed skua |
短尾賊鷗 (短尾贼鸥) 'short-tailed robber gull' Taiwan former official: 賊鷗 (贼鸥) 'robber gull' |
(短尾賊鷗) 短尾贼鸥 'short-tailed 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' |
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| Stercorarius longicaudus |
Long-tailed jaeger Long-tailed skua |
長尾賊鷗 (长尾贼鸥) 'long-tailed robber gull' |
(長尾賊鷗) 长尾贼鸥 '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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