Classificatie
Animalia [rijk]Chordata [fylum]
Aves [klasse]
Charadriiformes [orde]
Stercorariidae [familie]
Stercorarius [geslacht]
Genus Stercorarius heeft de volgende onderliggende taxa:
Stercorarius longicaudus [species]
Stercorarius parasiticus [species]
Stercorarius pomarinus [species]
Stercorarius skua [species]