Mottled Owl
Strix virgata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusStrix (Wood Owls and Allies)
- SpeciesStrix virgata (Mottled Owl)
Closest Relatives at Farallones de Cali National Natural Park
Black-White Owl
Strix nigrolineata
Rufous Banded Owl
Strix albitarsis
Tropical Screech-Owl
Megascops choliba
Spectacled Owl
Pulsatrix perspicillata
Rufescent Screech-Owl
Megascops ingens
Cloud-forest Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium nubicola
Andean Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium jardinii
Crested Owl
Lophostrix cristata
White-throated Screech-Owl
Megascops albogularis
Chocó Screech-Owl
Megascops centralis
Striped Owl
Pseudoscops clamator
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 Mottled Owl in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Mottled Owl sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, based on 229 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mottled Owl in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Mottled Owl in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park in our monthly data.