Burrowing Owl

Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Emas National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
50–60
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
60–70
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
50–60%
2 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
3 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
4 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
5 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
6 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
7 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
8 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
9 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
0–10%
10 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
0–10%
11 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
0–10%
12 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
0–10%
13 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
0–10%
14 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
0–10%
15 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
0–10%
16 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
17 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
18 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
19 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
20 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
21 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
22 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
23 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
24 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
25 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
26 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
27 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
28 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
29 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
30 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
31 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
32 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
33 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
34 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
35 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
36 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
37 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
38 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
39 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data
40 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
41 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
42 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
43 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
44 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
45 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Burrowing Owl in Emas National Park?

About 58% of visitor-days record a Burrowing Owl sighting in Emas National Park, based on 106 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Burrowing Owl in Emas National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Burrowing Owl in Emas National Park in our monthly data.

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