Great Skua

Great Skua

Stercorarius skua

10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Vatnajokull National Park

Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park

Parasitic Jaeger
LC

Parasitic Jaeger

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stercorarius parasiticus

20–30% · Possible
Pomarine Jaeger
LC

Pomarine Jaeger

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stercorarius pomarinus

Insufficient data
Long-tailed Jaeger
LC

Long-tailed Jaeger

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stercorarius longicaudus

Insufficient data
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

70–80% · Very likely
Common Snipe
LC

Common Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinago gallinago

50–60% · Likely
Arctic Tern
LC

Arctic Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna paradisaea

50–60% · Likely
Common Redshank
LC

Common Redshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa totanus

40–50% · Likely
European Herring Gull
LC

European Herring Gull

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Larus argentatus

40–50% · Likely
European Golden Plover
LC

European Golden Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis apricaria

40–50% · Likely
Great Black-backed Gull
LC

Great Black-backed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus marinus

40–50% · Likely
Whimbrel
LC

Whimbrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numenius phaeopus

40–50% · Likely
Black-tailed Godwit
NT

Black-tailed Godwit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Limosa limosa

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🕐 When They’re Spotted

🕐

Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.

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 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
10–20%
2 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
3 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
5 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Skua in Vatnajokull National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a Great Skua sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 230 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Great Skua in Vatnajokull National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Great Skua in Vatnajokull National Park in our monthly data.

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