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 Thingvellir National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Thingvellir National Park
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
European Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricaria
European Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
📅 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 Thingvellir National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Parasitic Jaeger sighting in Thingvellir National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Parasitic Jaeger in Thingvellir National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Parasitic Jaeger in Thingvellir National Park in our monthly data.