Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusAsio (Eared Owls and Allies)
- SpeciesAsio flammeus (Short-eared Owl)
Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park
Jungle Owlet
Glaucidium radiatum
Spotted Owlet
Athene brama
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
Ketupa nipalensis
Brown Boobook
Ninox scutulata
Indian Scops-Owl
Otus bakkamoena
Brown Fish-Owl
Ketupa zeylonensis
Oriental Scops Owl
Otus sunia
Asian Barred Owlet
Glaucidium cuculoides
Collared Scops Owl
Otus lettia
Collared Owlet
Glaucidium brodiei
Brown Wood Owl
Strix leptogrammica
Mottled Wood Owl
Strix ocellata
📅 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 Short-eared Owl in Chitwan National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Short-eared Owl sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Short-eared Owl in Chitwan National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Short-eared Owl in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.