Crested Owl
Lophostrix cristata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusLophostrix
- SpeciesLophostrix cristata (Crested Owl)
Closest Relatives at Farallones de Cali National Natural Park
Tropical Screech-Owl
Megascops choliba
Mottled Owl
Strix virgata
Spectacled Owl
Pulsatrix perspicillata
Black-White Owl
Strix nigrolineata
Rufescent Screech-Owl
Megascops ingens
Cloud-forest Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium nubicola
Andean Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium jardinii
Rufous Banded Owl
Strix albitarsis
White-throated Screech-Owl
Megascops albogularis
Chocó Screech-Owl
Megascops centralis
Striped Owl
Pseudoscops clamator
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crested Owl in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Crested Owl sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crested Owl in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Crested Owl in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park in our monthly data.