Tropical Screech-Owl

Tropical Screech-Owl

Megascops choliba

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Caroni Swamp

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
60–70
Mar
60–70
Apr
60–70
May
70–80
Jun
60–70
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
60–70
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
50–60%
2 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
3 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
4 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
5 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
6 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
7 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
8 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
9 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
0–10%
10 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
0–10%
11 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
0–10%
12 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
0–10%
13 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
0–10%
14 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
0–10%
15 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
0–10%
16 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
0–10%
17 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
0–10%
18 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
0–10%
19 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
0–10%
20 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
0–10%
21 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
22 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
23 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
24 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
25 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
26 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
27 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
28 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
29 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
30 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
31 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
32 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
33 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
34 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
35 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
36 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
37 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
39 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
40 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
41 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
42 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
43 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
44 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
45 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
46 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
47 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
48 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
49 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tropical Screech-Owl in Caroni Swamp?

About 59% of visitor-days record a Tropical Screech-Owl sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 263 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Tropical Screech-Owl in Caroni Swamp?

June has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Screech-Owl in Caroni Swamp in our monthly data.

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