Brown Skua
Stercorarius antarcticus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyStercorariidae (Skuas and Jaegers)
- GenusStercorarius (Skuas and Jaegers)
- SpeciesStercorarius antarcticus (Brown Skua)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Skua sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 51 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Hartlaub's Gull
Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
African Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus moquini
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 5 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 6 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 9 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown Skua in Table Mountain National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Skua sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 51 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Brown Skua in Table Mountain National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Brown Skua in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.