Spectacled Owl
Pulsatrix perspicillata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusPulsatrix (Spectacled Owls and Allies)
- SpeciesPulsatrix perspicillata (Spectacled Owl)
Closest Relatives at Anavilhanas National Park
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum
Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl
Megascops watsonii
Tropical Screech-Owl
Megascops choliba
Crested Owl
Lophostrix cristata
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
Black Banded Owl
Strix huhula
Amazonian Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium hardyi
American Barn Owl
Tyto furcata
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spectacled Owl in Anavilhanas National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Spectacled Owl sighting in Anavilhanas National Park, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spectacled Owl in Anavilhanas National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Spectacled Owl in Anavilhanas National Park in our monthly data.