Pomarine Jaeger Photo Gallery
Adult dark morph
Large, powerful seabird with sharply pointed wings. Of all the jaeger species, Pomarine has the largest white flashes in the wings.
© Ian Davies / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, June 06, 2014Juvenile light morph
Immature jaegers can be very difficult to identify. Shape and proportions are important; note Pomarine's heavy body, broad wings, and heavy bill. Pomarine also has broad white flashes in the wings.
© Luke SeitzMassachusetts, August 22, 2015Juvenile dark morph
Heavy-bodied, barrel-chested seabird. Pomarine Jaegers often show a "double flash" in the wings with a white bar near the wrist in addition to the white flash in the primaries.
© Paul Poronto / Macaulay LibraryMichigan, November 14, 2017Adult light morph
Large, barrel-chested seabird with pointed wings and powerful flight style. Breeding adults have twisted, spoon-shaped central tail feathers.
© Brian SullivanCalifornia, September 07, 2012Adult light morph
Powerful, heavy-bodied seabird with broad white flashes in the wings. Adults have black surrounding the bill, without the pale arc seen on adult Parasitic.
© Luke SeitzMassachusetts, August 23, 2015Adult light morph
Heavy-bodied, often scruffy-looking large seabird. Adults have sharply two-toned bill and usually (but not always) a dark breast band.
© Brian SullivanCalifornia, November 10, 2014Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Skuas and Jaegers(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Stercorariidae)
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