Pomarine Jaeger

Pomarine Jaeger

Stercorarius pomarinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Raja Ampat
17 Verified sightings at Raja Ampat From 2019 to 2026
1,931 Verified sightings across all 35 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Pomarine Jaeger

The pomarine jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus), pomarine skua, or pomatorhine skua, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is a migrant, wintering at sea in the tropical oceans. The pomarine jaeger is most closely related to the larger skuas (species formerly placed in a separate genus Catharacta: great skua, Chilean skua, brown skua, and south polar skua). Together, the pomarine jaeger and the larger skuas are sister to the two smaller skua species, the parasitic jaeger and long-tailed jaeger.

The evolutionary relationships of the pomarine jaeger were formerly controversial. Based on plumage similarity between the pomarine jaeger and the two smaller jaegers (long-tailed jaeger and parasitic jaeger), the three jaegers were formerly placed in a separate genus from the larger skuas (with the jaegers in Stercorarius and the larger skuas in the former genus Catharacta). However, behavioural evidence was recognized early on as suggesting a link between the pomarine jaeger and the larger skuas: for example, both pomarine jaeger and great skuas perform wing-raising displays, a behaviour that is absent in the two smaller jaegers. Skeletal data also hinted at a closer... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Raja Ampat

Long-tailed Jaeger
LC

Long-tailed Jaeger

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stercorarius longicaudus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Crested Tern
LC

Crested Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus bergii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Whimbrel
LC

Whimbrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numenius phaeopus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Common Tern
LC

Common Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundo

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Pacific Golden-Plover
LC

Pacific Golden-Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis fulva

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Bridled Tern
LC

Bridled Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychoprion anaethetus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Red-necked Phalarope
LC

Red-necked Phalarope

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phalaropus lobatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Black-naped Tern
LC

Black-naped Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna sumatrana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Grey-tailed Tattler
LC

Grey-tailed Tattler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa brevipes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Great Knot
EN

Great Knot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris tenuirostris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Curlew Sandpiper
VU

Curlew Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris ferruginea

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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 Daily sighting probability
1 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
4 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
5 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
6 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
8 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
9 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
11 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
13 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
14 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
15 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
16 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
17 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
18 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
19 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
20 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
21 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
22 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
23 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
24 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
25 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
26 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
27 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
28 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
29 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
30 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
31 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
32 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
33 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
34 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
35 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pomarine Jaeger in Raja Ampat?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pomarine Jaeger sighting in Raja Ampat, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pomarine Jaeger in Raja Ampat?

May has the highest sighting rate for Pomarine Jaeger in Raja Ampat in our monthly data.

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