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 Galápagos Islands
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
Lava Gull
Leucophaeus fuliginosus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Swallow-tailed Gull
Creagrus furcatus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Parasitic Jaeger in Galápagos Islands?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Parasitic Jaeger sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Parasitic Jaeger in Galápagos Islands?
October has the highest sighting rate for Parasitic Jaeger in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.