Stygian Owl
Asio stygius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusAsio (Eared Owls and Allies)
- SpeciesAsio stygius (Stygian Owl)
Closest Relatives at Ciénaga de Zapata
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 2 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 10 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Stygian Owl in Ciénaga de Zapata?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Stygian Owl sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata, based on 81 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Stygian Owl in Ciénaga de Zapata?
September has the highest sighting rate for Stygian Owl in Ciénaga de Zapata in our monthly data.