American Barn Owl
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American Barn Owl

Tyto furcata

Silhouette: Sharon Wegner-Larsen · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Iguazú National Park
101 Verified sightings at Iguazú National Park From 2019 to 2026
2,522 Verified sightings across all 76 parks From 2019 to 2026
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted Active throughout day and night

About the American Barn Owl

The American barn owl (Tyto furcata) is usually considered a subspecies group and together with the western barn owl group, the eastern barn owl group, and sometimes the Andaman masked owl, make up the barn owl, cosmopolitan in range. The barn owl is recognized by most taxonomic authorities. A few (including the International Ornithologists' Union) separate them into distinct species, as is done here. The American barn owl is native to North and South America, and has been introduced to Hawaii.

The ashy-faced owl (T. glaucops) was for some time included in T. alba, and by some authors its populations from the Lesser Antilles still are. Based on DNA evidence, König, Weick & Becking (2009) recognised the American barn owl (T. furcata) and the Curaçao barn owl (T. bargei) as separate species, though the latter is now considered a subspecies of the American barn owl (T. furcata bargei; see #Subspecies, below).

The American barn owl is a medium-sized, pale-coloured owl with long wings and a short, squarish tail. However, the largest-bodied race of barn owl, T. f. furcata from Cuba and Jamaica, is also an island race, albeit being found on more sizeable islands with larger... Wikipedia →

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Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Tropical Screech-Owl
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Mottled Owl
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Black-capped Screech-Owl
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🌙 Nocturnal Bird

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Rusty-barred Owl
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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Tawny-browed Owl
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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Black Banded Owl
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Black Banded Owl

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Strix huhula

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Striped Owl
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Striped Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Pseudoscops clamator

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Spectacled Owl
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Spectacled Owl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pulsatrix perspicillata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Buff-fronted Owl
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Buff-fronted Owl

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

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Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
2 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
~10%
3 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
4 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
5 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
6 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
7 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
8 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
<5%
9 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
10 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
12 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
13 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
14 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
15 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
16 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
17 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
18 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
19 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
<5%
20 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
21 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
22 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
23 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
24 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%
25 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
26 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
27 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
28 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
29 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
30 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
31 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
32 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
34 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
35 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
36 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
37 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
38 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
39 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
40 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
41 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
42 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
43 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
44 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
45 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
46 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
47 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
48 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
49 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
50 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
51 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
52 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
53 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
54 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
55 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
56 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
57 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
58 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data
59 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
60 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
61 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
62 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
63 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
64 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
65 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
66 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
67 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
68 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
69 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
70 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
71 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
72 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
73 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data
74 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
75 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
76 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Barn Owl in Iguazú National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a American Barn Owl sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 101 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see American Barn Owl in Iguazú National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for American Barn Owl in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.

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