| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animalia | Chordata | Aves | Charadriiformes | Stercorariidae | Stercorarius Brisson, 1760 |









| Rank | Scientific name | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| subspecies | Stercorarius antarcticus antarcticus | accepted |
| subspecies | Stercorarius antarcticus hamiltoni (Hagen, 1952) | accepted |
| subspecies | Stercorarius antarcticus lonnbergi (Mathews, 1912) | accepted |
| subspecies | Stercorarius antarcticus madagascariensis Bonaparte, 1856 | accepted |
Stercorarius antarcticus (Lesson, 1831). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via biodiversity.aq on 2019-11-28.