Stercorariidae (Skuas and Jaegers)

Species in this group

LC

Stercorarius parasiticus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Stercorarius skua

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Stercorarius chilensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Stercorarius longicaudus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Stercorarius antarcticus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC

Stercorarius pomarinus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~40%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Skuas and Jaegers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Svalbard	🇳🇴 Norway	4 of 6	~80%
	Parasitic Jaeger			~80%
	Great Skua			~20%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			~10%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
2	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	2 of 6	~80%
	Parasitic Jaeger			~60%
	Great Skua			~60%
3	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 6	~10%
	Chilean Skua			~10%
4	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	~10%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
5	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			~10%
6	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 6	~10%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
7	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 6	~10%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
8	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
9	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Skua			<5%
10	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
	Great Skua			<5%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			<5%
11	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 6	<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			<5%
12	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
13	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			<5%
14	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 6	<5%
	Brown Skua			<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
15	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 6	<5%
	Brown Skua			<5%
16	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
17	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
18	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
19	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
20	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
21	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
22	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
23	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 6	<5%
	Great Skua			<5%
24	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
25	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
26	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
27	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
28	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 6	<5%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
29	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	4 of 6	~50%
	Parasitic Jaeger			~30%
	Pomarine Jaeger			~20%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			~10%
	Great Skua			<5%
2	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	2 of 6	<5%
	Chilean Skua			<5%
	Brown Skua			<5%
3	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	3 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			<5%
4	Busan	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
5	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	1 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
6	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
7	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
8	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
9	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	3 of 6	<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Chilean Skua			<5%
10	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
11	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 6	<5%
	Brown Skua			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			<5%
12	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
13	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
14	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Great Skua			<5%
15	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
16	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
17	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
18	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 6	<5%
	Great Skua			<5%
19	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
20	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
21	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
22	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
23	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
24	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
25	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
26	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 6	<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
27	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 6	<5%
	Great Skua			<5%
28	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 6	<5%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			<5%
29	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
30	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%
31	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Long-tailed Jaeger			<5%
32	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	<5%
	Pomarine Jaeger			<5%
	Parasitic Jaeger			<5%

Skuas and Jaegers

Species in this group

Parasitic Jaeger

Great Skua

Chilean Skua

Long-tailed Jaeger

Brown Skua

Pomarine Jaeger

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Skuas and Jaegers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked