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 Denali National Park
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
American Golden-Plover
Pluvialis dominica
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
📅 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 Denali National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Long-tailed Jaeger sighting in Denali National Park, based on 50 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Long-tailed Jaeger in Denali National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Jaeger in Denali National Park in our monthly data.