Brown Skua
Stercorarius antarcticus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyStercorariidae (Skuas and Jaegers)
- GenusStercorarius (Skuas and Jaegers)
- SpeciesStercorarius antarcticus (Brown Skua)
Closest Relatives at Fiordland National Park
South Polar Skua
Stercorarius maccormicki
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Black-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus bulleri
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Black-fronted Tern
Chlidonias albostriatus
VOC
Haematopus unicolor
South Island Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus finschi
White-headed Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus
White-fronted Tern
Sterna striata
📅 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 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 5 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown Skua in Fiordland National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Brown Skua sighting in Fiordland National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Skua in Fiordland National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Brown Skua in Fiordland National Park in our monthly data.