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 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
📅 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 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Parasitic Jaeger sighting in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Parasitic Jaeger in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Parasitic Jaeger in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve in our monthly data.