Whiskered Screech-Owl

Whiskered Screech-Owl

Megascops trichopsis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
2 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
3 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
4 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
5 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Whiskered Screech-Owl in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Whiskered Screech-Owl sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, based on 36 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Whiskered Screech-Owl in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Whiskered Screech-Owl in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in our monthly data.

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