Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusAegolius (Saw-whet Owls and Allies)
- SpeciesAegolius acadicus (Northern Saw-whet Owl)
Closest Relatives at Great Bear Rainforest
Boreal Owl
Aegolius funereus
Northern Hawk Owl
Surnia ulula
Great Gray Owl
Strix nebulosa
Northern Pygmy Owl
Glaucidium californicum
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium gnoma
Barred Owl
Strix varia
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii
Snowy Owl
Bubo scandiacus
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus
American Barn Owl
Tyto furcata
📅 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 Northern Saw-whet Owl in Great Bear Rainforest?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Northern Saw-whet Owl sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 44 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Saw-whet Owl in Great Bear Rainforest?
December has the highest sighting rate for Northern Saw-whet Owl in Great Bear Rainforest in our monthly data.