General
Information is from dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome. All Malaysian and Indonesian names in the process of conversion into modernised spelling only. Hover over Green Lettering Green lettering at this site hides a tool tip with glosses, further explanations, etc. Hover cursor to reveal. to see additional information.
Pre-ornithologically, skuas were not distinguished from terns and gulls (Laridae).
In Malaysian and Indonesian the old, widely distributed name for terns was used for all of these birds:
camar (written as camar ~ cakmar ~ cemar ~ cencamar ~ jamar ~ jemar) 'tern'.
Originally there appears to have been no distinction among the various species and all were called camar.
The names listed here as skua names are all modern inventions:
burung pelangi 'rainbow bird'
skua 'skua' (from English)
camar kejar 'chaser-tern' (from the agressive habits of the skua)
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH |
MALAY |
OTHER S. E. ASIAN |
EAST ASIA |
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Latin |
English |
Malaysian | Other M |
Indonesian |
Thai |
Vietnamese |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Stercorarius longicaudus |
Long-tailed Skua or Long-tailed Jaeger |
Burung Pelangi Ekor Panjang 'long-tailed rainbow bird' (24) |
Burung Camar-kejar Kecil 'small chaser-gull (bird)' |
长尾贼鸥 (長尾賊鷗) 'long-tailed robber gull' Taiwan: (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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| Stercorarius parasiticus |
Arctic Skua or Parasitic Jaeger Arctic jaeger Short-tailed skua |
Burung Pelangi Artik 'Arctic rainbow bird' (24) |
Burung Camar-kejar Arktika 'Arctic chaser-gull (bird)' Burung Camar Kejar Arktik 'Arctic chaser-gull (bird)' (29) |
นกสคัวขั้วโลกเหนือ nók sa-kʰŭa kʰûa-lôok nĕua 'north pole skua-bird' (sa-kʰŭa from English 'skua') |
Chim Cướp biển đuôi ngắn 'short-tailed pirate bird' (34) |
短尾贼鸥 (短尾賊鷗) 'short-tailed robber gull' Taiwan: (短尾贼鸥) 短尾賊鷗 'short-tailed robber gull' |
クロトウゾクカモメ (黒盗賊鴎) kuro tōzoku kamome 'black robber gull' |
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Stercorarius pomarinus |
Pomarine Skua or Pomarine Jaeger |
Burung Pelangi Sungai 'river rainbow bird' (24) Burung Pelangi Pomarin 'pomarine rainbow bird' (pomarin from English 'pomarine') (25) |
Burung Camar-kejar Pomarin 'pomarine chaser-gull (bird)' (pomarin from English 'pomarine') Burung Camar Kejar Pomarin 'pomarine chaser-gull (bird)' (pomarin from English 'pomarine') (29) |
นกสคัวหางช้อน nók sa-kʰŭa hăaŋ-cʰóaan 'spoon-tailed skua (bird)' (sa-kʰŭa from English 'skua') |
Chim Cướp biển vừa 'medium pirate bird' (34) |
中贼鸥 (中賊鷗) 'medium robber gull' Taiwan: (中贼鸥) 中賊鷗 'medium robber gull' |
トウゾクカモメ (盗賊鴎) tōzoku kamome 'robber gull' |
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| Stercorarius maccormicki Catharacta maccormicki |
South Polar Skua South-polar skua |
Burung Pelangi Antartik 'Antarctic rainbow bird' (24) |
Burung Skua Kutub 'polar skua (bird)' (skua from English) |
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) Taiwan: (灰贼鸥) 灰賊鷗 'grey 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 |
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中国鸟类种和亚种分类名录大全（修订版） 郑作新 著 科学出版社 北京 2000年
A Complete Checklist of Species and Subspecies of the Chinese Birds (Revised Edition) by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 2000
中国鸟类分类与分布名录 主编：郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2005年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of China Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2005
中国鸟类野外手册（中文版）约翰・马敬能、卡伦・菲利普斯，合作者：荷芬奇，翻译：卢和芬 湖南教育出版社 长沙 2000年
A Field Guide to the Birds of China (Chinese translation) by John MacKinnon, Karen Phillipps, in collaboration with He Fen-qi, translated by Lu Hefen, Hunan Jiaoyu Chubanshe (Hunan Educational Press) Changsha 2000
世界鸟类分类与分布名录 主编：郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2002年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2002
世界鸟类名称（拉丁文、汉文、英文对照）第二版 郑作新等 科学出版社 北京 2002年
Birds of the World (Latin, Chinese and English Names) 2nd ed. by Cheng Tso-Hsin et al, Science Press, Beijing 2002
Danh Lục Chim Việt Nam (In lần thứ hai) (Checklist of the Birds of Vietnam) Võ Quý, Nguyễn Cử, Nhà Xuất Bản Nông Nghiệp, Hà Nội 1999
Chim Việt Nam Nguyễn Cử, Lê Trọng Trải, Karen Phillipps; Nhà Xuất Bản Lao Động - Xã Hội, 2000
Senarai Nama-nama Burung Semenanjung Malaysia dan Asia Tenggara by Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Perhilitan (Jabatam Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara, Semenanjung Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur 1981
List of the Names of Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Southeast Asia by Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 1981
Previously online version of: Senarai Nama-nama Burung Semenanjung Malaysia dan Asia Tenggara by Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Perhilitan (Jabatam Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara, Semenanjung Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur 1981
List of the Names of Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Southeast Asia by Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 1981
The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula: Vol. 1 - Non-passerines by Wells, David R., Academic Press, London 1999
A Field Guide to the Birds of West Malaysia and Singapore by Jeyarajasingam, Allen and Alan Pearson, Oxford University Press, Oxford 1999
The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula: Vol. 2 - Passerines by Wells, David R., Christopher Helm, A&C Black, London 2007
A Field Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore (second edition) by Jeyarajasingham, Allen, Illustrations by Alan Pearson, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2012
A Field Guide to the Birds of Java and Bali (second edition) by MacKinnon, John, Gadjah Mada University Press, Yogyakarta 1990
Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) Trần Văn Chánh 2008-2009
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