Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyStercorariidae (Skuas and Jaegers)
- GenusStercorarius (Skuas and Jaegers)
- SpeciesStercorarius parasiticus (Parasitic Jaeger)
Closest Relatives at Wilsons Promontory National Park
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Pacific Gull
Larus pacificus
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris
Hooded Plover
Thinornis cucullatus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Parasitic Jaeger in Wilsons Promontory National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Parasitic Jaeger sighting in Wilsons Promontory National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Parasitic Jaeger in Wilsons Promontory National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Parasitic Jaeger in Wilsons Promontory National Park in our monthly data.