Great Gray Owl

Closest Relatives at Banff National Park

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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	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
2	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
3	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
4	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
5	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
6	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
7	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
8	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
9	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
10	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	Insufficient data
11	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
12	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
13	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
14	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Gray Owl in Banff National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Great Gray Owl sighting in Banff National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Great Gray Owl in Banff National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Great Gray Owl in Banff National Park in our monthly data.