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        • Order - Shorebirds - Charadriiformes
          • Family - Jaegers - Stercorariidae
            • Species - Parasitic Jaeger - Stercorarius parasiticus

Parasitic Jaeger - Stercorarius parasiticus

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Accidental Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNA

Agency Status
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FWP Conservation Tier: 4
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General Description

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General Distribution

Western Hemisphere Range

 

Summary of Observations Submitted for Montana

Number of Observations: 19

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Relative Density

Recency

Breeding
(direct evidence "B")

Breeding
(indirect evidence "b")

No evidence of Breeding
(transient "t")

Overwintering
(regular observations "W")

Overwintering
(at least one obs. "w")

 

(Records associated with a range of dates are excluded from time charts)

Migration

Parasitic Jaegers migrate along both coasts.

References

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  • American Ornithologists' Union. 1998. Check-list of North American birds. 7th edition. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C. 829 pp.
  • Ehrlich, P., D. Dobkin, and D. Wheye. 1988. The Birder’s Handbook, A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds. Simon and Schuster Inc. New York. 785 pp.
  • Johnsgard, P. A. 1986. Birds of the Rocky Mountains with particular reference to national parks in the Northern Rocky Mountain region. Colorado Associated University Press, Boulder. xi + 504 pp.
  • Lenard, S., J. Carlson, J. Ellis, C. Jones, and C. Tilly. 2003. P. D. Skaar's Montana Bird Distribution, 6th Edition. Montana Audubon: Helena, MT, 144 pp.
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Citation for data on this website:
Parasitic Jaeger — Stercorarius parasiticus.  Montana Field Guide.  Montana Natural Heritage Program and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.  Retrieved on May 21, 2013, from http://FieldGuide.mt.gov/detail_ABNNM01020.aspx