Pomarine Jaeger

Stercorarius pomarinus

Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyStercorariidae (Skuas and Jaegers)
GenusStercorarius (Skuas and Jaegers)
SpeciesStercorarius pomarinus (Pomarine Jaeger)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Fertő-Hanság National Park

5 Verified sightings at Fertő-Hanság National Park From 2019 to 2026

547 Verified sightings across all 31 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Pomarine Jaeger

The pomarine jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus), pomarine skua, or pomatorhine skua, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is a migrant, wintering at sea in the tropical oceans. The pomarine jaeger is most closely related to the larger skuas (species formerly placed in a separate genus Catharacta: great skua, Chilean skua, brown skua, and south polar skua). Together, the pomarine jaeger and the larger skuas are sister to the two smaller skua species, the parasitic jaeger and long-tailed jaeger.

The evolutionary relationships of the pomarine jaeger were formerly controversial. Based on plumage similarity between the pomarine jaeger and the two smaller jaegers (long-tailed jaeger and parasitic jaeger), the three jaegers were formerly placed in a separate genus from the larger skuas (with the jaegers in Stercorarius and the larger skuas in the former genus Catharacta). However, behavioural evidence was recognized early on as suggesting a link between the pomarine jaeger and the larger skuas: for example, both pomarine jaeger and great skuas perform wing-raising displays, a behaviour that is absent in the two smaller jaegers. Skeletal data also hinted at a closer... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park

Stercorarius parasiticus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Vanellus vanellus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Himantopus himantopus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Numenius arquata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Calidris pugnax

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Tringa totanus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Recurvirostra avosetta

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Larus michahellis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Tringa glareola

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Sterna hirundo

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Tringa erythropus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
2	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
3	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
4	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
5	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
6	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
7	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
8	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
9	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
10	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
11	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
12	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
13	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
14	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
15	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
16	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
17	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
18	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
19	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
20	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
21	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
22	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
23	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
24	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
25	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
26	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
28	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
29	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
30	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
31	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data

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Pomarine Jaeger

About the Pomarine Jaeger

Recent sightings of Pomarine Jaeger in Fertő-Hanság National Park

Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park

Parasitic Jaeger

Northern Lapwing

Black-headed Gull

Black-winged Stilt

Eurasian Curlew

Ruff

Common Redshank

Pied Avocet

Yellow-legged Gull

Wood Sandpiper

Common Tern

Spotted Redshank

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found