Great Skua
Stercorarius skua
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyStercorariidae (Skuas and Jaegers)
- GenusStercorarius (Skuas and Jaegers)
- SpeciesStercorarius skua (Great Skua)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Great Skua sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 32 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea National Park
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
European Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Common Gull
Larus canus
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Great Skua are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
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 | |
| 2 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Great Skua in Wadden Sea National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Great Skua sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 32 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Great Skua in Wadden Sea National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Great Skua in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.