Order: Charadriiformes | Family: Stercorariidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. North America
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. North America
Age: Juvenile | Sex: Unknown | Loc. North America
Age: Juvenile | Sex: Unknown | Loc. North America
Status: The Parasitic Jaeger is an uncommon 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 Parásito.
Sub-species: Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus), Linnaeus 1758.
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. parasiticus: L. parasiticus, parasitus= parasitic, parasite.

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.