Pomarine Jaeger

Pomarine Jaeger

Stercorarius pomarinus

Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Wadden Sea National Park
74 Verified sightings at Wadden Sea National Park From 2019 to 2026
547 Verified sightings across all 31 parks From 2019 to 2026
October 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 Wadden Sea National Park

Parasitic Jaeger
LC

Parasitic Jaeger

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stercorarius parasiticus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Great Skua

Great Skua

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stercorarius skua

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Long-tailed Jaeger
LC

Long-tailed Jaeger

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stercorarius longicaudus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
European Herring Gull
LC

European Herring Gull

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Larus argentatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
European Oystercatcher
NT

European Oystercatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haematopus ostralegus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Northern Lapwing
NT

Northern Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus vanellus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Common Gull
LC

Common Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus canus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Common Redshank
LC

Common Redshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa totanus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Lesser Black-backed Gull
LC

Lesser Black-backed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus fuscus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Eurasian Curlew
NT

Eurasian Curlew

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numenius arquata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Great Black-backed Gull
LC

Great Black-backed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus marinus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pomarine Jaeger in Wadden Sea National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pomarine Jaeger sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 74 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pomarine Jaeger in Wadden Sea National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Pomarine Jaeger in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.

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