Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyStercorariidae (Skuas and Jaegers)
- GenusStercorarius (Skuas and Jaegers)
- SpeciesStercorarius parasiticus (Parasitic Jaeger)
The parasitic jaeger or arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus), also known as the parasitic skua or arctic jaeger, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is a migratory species breeding in Northern Fennoscandia, Scotland, Iceland, Greenland, Northern Canada, Alaska, and Siberia and wintering across the southern hemisphere. Kleptoparasitism is a major source of food for this species during migration and winter, and is where the name is derived from. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Parasitic Jaeger sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
Lava Gull
Leucophaeus fuliginosus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Swallow-tailed Gull
Creagrus furcatus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
📅 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 Galápagos Islands?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Parasitic Jaeger sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Parasitic Jaeger in Galápagos Islands?
October has the highest sighting rate for Parasitic Jaeger in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.