Order: Charadriiformes | Family: Stercorariidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Various | Sex: Unknown | Loc. The Crossley ID Guide
Age: Adult | Sex: North America | Loc. No Data
Age: Adult | Sex: North America | Loc. No Data
Age: Juvenile | Sex: North America | Loc. No Data
Status: The Long-tailed Jaeger is a rare Boreal migrant to the coast of Peru. It is generally present at distances further than 80 km from the coast during the months of October through May. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and, Ch.
Name in Spanish: Salteador de Cola Larga.
Sub-species: Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus pallescen), Løppenthin 1932.
Meaning of Name: Stercorarius: L. Stercus, stercoris manure= manure, a reference to how the bird seeks its food by attacking other birds until they regurgitate. longicaudus: L. longus= Long and cauda, caudatus=tail.

Generally silent at sea.
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 01/01/2015.