Chaco Owl
Strix chacoensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusStrix (Wood Owls and Allies)
- SpeciesStrix chacoensis (Chaco Owl)
Closest Relatives at El Impenetrable National Park
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum
Tropical Screech-Owl
Megascops choliba
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
Spectacled Owl
Pulsatrix perspicillata
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
American Barn Owl
Tyto furcata
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chaco Owl in El Impenetrable National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Chaco Owl sighting in El Impenetrable National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chaco Owl in El Impenetrable National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Chaco Owl in El Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.