Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyStercorariidae (Skuas and Jaegers)
- GenusStercorarius (Skuas and Jaegers)
- SpeciesStercorarius pomarinus (Pomarine Jaeger)
Closest Relatives at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
📅 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 Pomarine Jaeger in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Pomarine Jaeger sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pomarine Jaeger in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Pomarine Jaeger in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.