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PRB-0131Charadriiformes

Parasitic Jaeger

Págalo Parásito

Stercorarius parasiticus

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC · Least Concern

The parasitic jaeger or arctic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus), also known as the parasitic skua or arctic skua in Europe, 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.

FamilyStercorariidaeSkuas and Jaegers
Puerto Rico occurrenceAccidental / vagrantAvibase inferred core 380
Primary habitatopen-oceanSea
Primary dietVertebrateAquatic predator
Average mass459 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementMigratoryAerial

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Sound recorded by Lars Edenius · XC1022096 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Parasitic Jaeger

The parasitic jaeger or arctic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus), also known as the parasitic skua or arctic skua in Europe, 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.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN
LC
Puerto Rico DNER
No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA
No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat
Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat
open-ocean
Elevation
0–700 m
Nest
Scrape · Ground
Clutch
1–2 eggs
Social behavior
Colonial

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