Band-bellied Owl
Pulsatrix melanota
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusPulsatrix (Spectacled Owls and Allies)
- SpeciesPulsatrix melanota (Band-bellied Owl)
Closest Relatives at Amboró National Park
Spectacled Owl
Pulsatrix perspicillata
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum
Tropical Screech-Owl
Megascops choliba
Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl
Megascops watsonii
Yungas Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium bolivianum
Crested Owl
Lophostrix cristata
Rufous Banded Owl
Strix albitarsis
Buff-fronted Owl
Aegolius harrisii
Magellanic Horned Owl
Bubo magellanicus
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Cloud-forest Screech-Owl
Megascops marshalli
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Band-bellied Owl in Amboró National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Band-bellied Owl sighting in Amboró National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Band-bellied Owl in Amboró National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Band-bellied Owl in Amboró National Park in our monthly data.