Great Horned Owl

Closest Relatives at Death Valley National Park

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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	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
2	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
3	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
4	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
5	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
6	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
7	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
8	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
9	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
10	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
11	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
12	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
13	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
14	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
15	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
16	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
18	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
19	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
20	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
21	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
22	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
23	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
24	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
25	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
26	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
28	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
29	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
30	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
31	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
32	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
33	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
34	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
36	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
37	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
38	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
40	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
41	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
42	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
43	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
44	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
45	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
46	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
47	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
48	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
49	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
50	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
51	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
52	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
53	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
54	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
55	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
56	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
57	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
58	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
59	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
60	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
61	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
62	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Horned Owl in Death Valley National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Great Horned Owl sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 125 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Great Horned Owl in Death Valley National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Great Horned Owl in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.