Great Skua
Stercorarius skua
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyStercorariidae (Skuas and Jaegers)
- GenusStercorarius (Skuas and Jaegers)
- SpeciesStercorarius skua (Great Skua)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Great Skua sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Doñana National Park
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Great Skua are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
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 | |
| 2 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Great Skua in Doñana National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Great Skua sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Great Skua in Doñana National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Great Skua in Doñana National Park in our monthly data.