Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyStercorariidae (Skuas and Jaegers)
- GenusStercorarius (Skuas and Jaegers)
- SpeciesStercorarius parasiticus (Parasitic Jaeger)
Closest Relatives at Acadia National Park
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
South Polar Skua
Stercorarius maccormicki
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylle
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Razorbill
Alca torda
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Parasitic Jaeger in Acadia National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Parasitic Jaeger sighting in Acadia National Park, based on 51 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Parasitic Jaeger in Acadia National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Parasitic Jaeger in Acadia National Park in our monthly data.