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Parasitic Jaeger
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Shorebirds, gulls & terns

Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishParasitic Jaeger
DutchKleine Jager
SpanishSalteador Parásito
Chinese短尾贼鸥
Scientific nameStercorarius parasiticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyStercorariidae
GenusStercorarius

In Suriname

18Records in Suriname
1971First record
2021Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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