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 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani
California Gull
Larus californicus
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Marbled Murrelet
Brachyramphus marmoratus
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of South Polar Skua at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 |