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 Paracas National Reserve
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
Chilean Skua
Stercorarius chilensis
Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus
South Polar Skua
Stercorarius maccormicki
Belcher's Gull
Larus belcheri
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Grey Gull
Leucophaeus modestus
📅 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 Paracas National Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Parasitic Jaeger sighting in Paracas National Reserve, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Parasitic Jaeger in Paracas National Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Parasitic Jaeger in Paracas National Reserve in our monthly data.