Parasitic Jaeger

Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Palo Verde National Park
1 Verified records at Palo Verde National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Parasitic Jaeger at Palo Verde National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
20–30%
2 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
4 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
<5%
5 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
7 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
8 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
9 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
10 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
11 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
14 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
15 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
16 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
17 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
18 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
19 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
20 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
21 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
22 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
23 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
25 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
26 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
27 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
28 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
29 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
30 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
31 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
32 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
33 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
34 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
35 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
36 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
37 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
38 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
39 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
40 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
41 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
42 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
43 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
44 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
45 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
46 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
47 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
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