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 Celestún Biosphere Reserve
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Grey Gull
Leucophaeus modestus
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
📅 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 Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Parasitic Jaeger sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Parasitic Jaeger in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Parasitic Jaeger in Celestún Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.