Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyStercorariidae (Skuas and Jaegers)
- GenusStercorarius (Skuas and Jaegers)
- SpeciesStercorarius longicaudus (Long-tailed Jaeger)
Closest Relatives at Death Valley National Park
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
California Gull
Larus californicus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 5 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Gates of the Arctic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 12 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 15 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 17 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 18 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Long-tailed Jaeger in Death Valley National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Long-tailed Jaeger sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Long-tailed Jaeger in Death Valley National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Jaeger in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.