© Gerrit Vyn
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
R. Haven Wiley and David S. Lee
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 1999
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Arktiese Roofmeeu |
| Albanian | Pulëbardha parazite |
| Arabic | كركر قطبي |
| Armenian | Կարճապոչ ծովահեն որոր |
| Asturian | Cñgalu parñsitu |
| Azerbaijani | Qılquyruq dənizçi |
| Basque | Marikaka isatslaburra |
| Bulgarian | Остроопашат морелетник |
| Catalan | paràsit cuapunxegut |
| Chinese | 短尾賊鷗 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 短尾贼鸥 |
| Croatian | kratkorepi pomornik |
| Czech | chaluha příživná |
| Danish | Almindelig Kjove |
| Dutch | Kleine Jager |
| English | Parasitic Jaeger |
| English (Australia) | Arctic Jaeger |
| English (Bangladesh) | Parasitic Jaeger (Arctic Skua) |
| English (India) | Parasitic Jaeger (Arctic Skua) |
| English (Kenya) | Arctic Skua |
| English (New Zealand) | Arctic Skua |
| English (UK) | Arctic Skua |
| English (United States) | Parasitic Jaeger |
| Faroese | Kjógvi |
| Finnish | merikihu |
| French | Labbe parasite |
| French (France) | Labbe parasite |
| Galician | Palleira parasita |
| German | Schmarotzerraubmöwe |
| Greek | Γερακοληστόγλαρος |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Lab parazit |
| Hebrew | חמסן טפיל |
| Hungarian | Ékfarkú halfarkas |
| Icelandic | Kjói |
| Indonesian | Camar-kejar arktik |
| Italian | Labbo |
| Japanese | クロトウゾクカモメ |
| Korean | 북극도둑갈매기 |
| Latvian | Īsastes klijkaija |
| Lithuanian | Smailiauodegis plėšikas |
| Malayalam | മുൾവാലൻ സ്കുവ |
| Mongolian | Годон хайлгана |
| Norwegian | tyvjo |
| Persian | کاکایی اقیانوسی قطبی |
| Polish | wydrzyk ostrosterny |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Moleiro-parasítico |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | mandrião-parasítico |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Moleiro-pequeno |
| Romanian | Lup de mare mic |
| Russian | Короткохвостый поморник |
| Serbian | Kratkorepi pomornik |
| Slovak | pomorník príživný |
| Slovenian | Bodičasta govnačka |
| Spanish | Págalo Parásito |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Salteador Chico |
| Spanish (Chile) | Salteador chico |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Págalo Parásito |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Estercorario parasítico |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Pagalo Parásito |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Págalo Parasítico |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Págalo Parásito |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Salteador Parásito |
| Spanish (Panama) | Págalo Parásito |
| Spanish (Peru) | Salteador Parásito |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Págalo Parásito |
| Spanish (Spain) | Págalo parásito |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Salteador Chico |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Salteador Parasítico |
| Swedish | kustlabb |
| Thai | นกสกัวขั้วโลกเหนือ |
| Turkish | Korsanmartı |
| Ukrainian | Поморник короткохвостий |
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Parasitic Jaeger in North America.
This species also breeds in Europe and Asia and winters primarily in oceans of the southern hemisphere. See text for details.
