Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyStercorariidae (Skuas and Jaegers)
- GenusStercorarius (Skuas and Jaegers)
- SpeciesStercorarius pomarinus (Pomarine Jaeger)
Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
Brown Skua
Stercorarius antarcticus
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Hartlaub's Gull
Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Sanderling
Calidris alba
📅 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 Pomarine Jaeger in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Pomarine Jaeger sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pomarine Jaeger in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Pomarine Jaeger in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.