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 Fiordland National Park
South Polar Skua
Stercorarius maccormicki
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
Brown Skua
Stercorarius antarcticus
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 | 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 Fiordland National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Long-tailed Jaeger sighting in Fiordland National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Long-tailed Jaeger in Fiordland National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Jaeger in Fiordland National Park in our monthly data.