Genus

Skuas and Jaegers

Stercorarius

7 species in our catalog · found in 63 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyStercorariidae (Skuas and Jaegers)
GenusStercorarius (Skuas and Jaegers)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Stercorarius parasiticus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Stercorarius chilensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Stercorarius skua

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Stercorarius antarcticus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Stercorarius pomarinus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Stercorarius longicaudus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Stercorarius maccormicki

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Skuas and Jaegers

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	4	~40%
	Parasitic Jaeger			~30%
	Great Skua			~10%
	Pomarine Jaeger			Insufficient data
	Long-tailed Jaeger			Insufficient data
2	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~20%
	Chilean Skua			~10%
	Brown Skua			Insufficient data
3	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~20%
	Parasitic Jaeger			~10%
	Pomarine Jaeger			~10%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			<5%
	South Polar Skua			<5%
4	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Parasitic Jaeger			~10%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			Insufficient data
5	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Pomarine Jaeger			~10%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			Insufficient data
6	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
7	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
8	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			Insufficient data
9	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	4	<5%
	South Polar Skua			Insufficient data
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			<5%
	Brown Skua			<5%
10	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
11	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			<5%
12	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	<5%
	Brown Skua			<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			Insufficient data
13	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	5	<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			Insufficient data
	Chilean Skua			Insufficient data
	South Polar Skua			Insufficient data
14	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
	Great Skua			<5%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			<5%
15	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Brown Skua			Insufficient data
16	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			Insufficient data
	Parasitic Jaeger			Insufficient data
	Long-tailed Jaeger			Insufficient data
17	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			Insufficient data
18	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			Insufficient data
19	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Brown Skua			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
20	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	<5%
	Brown Skua			<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
21	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			<5%
	South Polar Skua			<5%
22	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
23	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	<5%
	Brown Skua			<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			Insufficient data
	Pomarine Jaeger			Insufficient data
24	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	3	<5%
	Brown Skua			Insufficient data
	Parasitic Jaeger			Insufficient data
	Chilean Skua			Insufficient data
25	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			<5%
26	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			<5%
27	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	South Polar Skua			Insufficient data
28	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	4	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			<5%
	South Polar Skua			Insufficient data
29	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
30	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			Insufficient data
	Pomarine Jaeger			Insufficient data
31	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	4	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			Insufficient data
	South Polar Skua			Insufficient data
32	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
33	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3	<5%
	Great Skua			<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			Insufficient data
34	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			Insufficient data
35	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			Insufficient data
36	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			Insufficient data
37	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			Insufficient data
	Long-tailed Jaeger			Insufficient data
38	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
39	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			Insufficient data
40	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			Insufficient data
41	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			Insufficient data
42	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Brown Skua			Insufficient data
43	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			<5%
44	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
45	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	<5%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			Insufficient data
46	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			Insufficient data
47	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			Insufficient data
48	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
49	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			Insufficient data
	Pomarine Jaeger			Insufficient data
50	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			Insufficient data
51	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3	<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			Insufficient data
	Parasitic Jaeger			Insufficient data
	Great Skua			Insufficient data
52	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			Insufficient data
53	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Brown Skua			Insufficient data
	Parasitic Jaeger			Insufficient data
54	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			Insufficient data
55	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			Insufficient data
56	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			Insufficient data
57	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	<5%
	Chilean Skua			Insufficient data
58	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			Insufficient data
59	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			Insufficient data
	Great Skua			Insufficient data
60	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			Insufficient data
61	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			Insufficient data
	Parasitic Jaeger			Insufficient data
62	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			Insufficient data
63	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			Insufficient data