Parasitic jaeger: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Parasitic jaeger lives – recorded in 44 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Stercorarius parasiticus
Group	Waders, gulls, terns & auks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	44 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Class	Bird
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Stercorariidae

Where does the Parasitic jaeger live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Parasitic jaeger in 44 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Brazil, South America, Indonesia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Parasitic jaeger endangered?

The Parasitic jaeger’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Parasitic jaeger?

The Parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Stercorariidae, genus Stercorarius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Parasitic jaeger (revision 1375885635), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q203053 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).