Mottled Owl
Strix virgata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusStrix (Wood Owls and Allies)
- SpeciesStrix virgata (Mottled Owl)
Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park
Black Banded Owl
Strix huhula
Black-White Owl
Strix nigrolineata
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum
Foothill Screech-Owl
Megascops roraimae
Band-bellied Owl
Pulsatrix melanota
Long-whiskered Owlet
Xenoglaux loweryi
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
Subtropical Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium parkeri
Tropical Screech-Owl
Megascops choliba
Spectacled Owl
Pulsatrix perspicillata
Striped Owl
Pseudoscops clamator
Rufescent Screech-Owl
Megascops ingens
📅 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 Mottled Owl in Cordillera Azul National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Mottled Owl sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mottled Owl in Cordillera Azul National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Mottled Owl in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.