Crested Owl
Lophostrix cristata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusLophostrix
- SpeciesLophostrix cristata (Crested Owl)
Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park
Spectacled Owl
Pulsatrix perspicillata
Central American Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium griseiceps
Black-White Owl
Strix nigrolineata
Vermiculated Screech-Owl
Megascops guatemalae
Mottled Owl
Strix virgata
Bare-shanked Screech-Owl
Megascops clarkii
Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium costaricanum
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum
Tropical Screech-Owl
Megascops choliba
American Barn Owl
Tyto furcata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 Crested Owl in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Crested Owl sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 64 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crested Owl in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Crested Owl in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.