South Polar Skua
Stercorarius maccormicki
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyStercorariidae (Skuas and Jaegers)
- GenusStercorarius (Skuas and Jaegers)
- SpeciesStercorarius maccormicki (South Polar Skua)
Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
California Gull
Larus californicus
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
Pigeon Guillemot
Cepphus columba
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Common Murre
Uria aalge
Rhinoceros Auklet
Cerorhinca monocerata
Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani
Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni
📅 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 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a South Polar Skua in Olympic National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a South Polar Skua sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see South Polar Skua in Olympic National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for South Polar Skua in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.