Little Owl

Little Owl

Athene noctua

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Hortobágy National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
40–50
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
2 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
3 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
0–10%
4 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
0–10%
5 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
0–10%
6 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
7 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
8 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
9 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
10 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
11 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
12 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
13 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
14 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
15 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
16 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
17 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
18 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
19 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
20 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Little Owl in Hortobágy National Park?

About 26% of visitor-days record a Little Owl sighting in Hortobágy National Park, based on 130 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Little Owl in Hortobágy National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Little Owl in Hortobágy National Park in our monthly data.

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