Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusStrix (Wood Owls and Allies)
- SpeciesStrix occidentalis (Spotted Owl)
Closest Relatives at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park
Mottled Owl
Strix virgata
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium gnoma
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Whiskered Screech-Owl
Megascops trichopsis
Eastern Screech-Owl
Megascops asio
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
Elf Owl
Micrathene whitneyi
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicus
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
📅 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 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Owl in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Spotted Owl sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spotted Owl in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Owl in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in our monthly data.