Chilean Skua
Stercorarius chilensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyStercorariidae (Skuas and Jaegers)
- GenusStercorarius (Skuas and Jaegers)
- SpeciesStercorarius chilensis (Chilean Skua)
Closest Relatives at Tierra del Fuego National Park
Brown Skua
Stercorarius antarcticus
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Dolphin Gull
Leucophaeus scoresbii
South American Tern
Sterna hirundinacea
Magellanic Oystercatcher
Haematopus leucopodus
Blackish Oystercatcher
Haematopus ater
Magellanic Snipe
Gallinago magellanica
Brown-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus maculipennis
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
📅 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 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chilean Skua in Tierra del Fuego National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Chilean Skua sighting in Tierra del Fuego National Park, based on 119 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chilean Skua in Tierra del Fuego National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Chilean Skua in Tierra del Fuego National Park in our monthly data.