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 Doñana National Park
Great Skua
Stercorarius skua
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
📅 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 Doñana National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Parasitic Jaeger sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Parasitic Jaeger in Doñana National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Parasitic Jaeger in Doñana National Park in our monthly data.