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 Iguazú National Park
Rusty-barred Owl
Strix hylophila
Black Banded Owl
Strix huhula
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum
Tropical Screech-Owl
Megascops choliba
Black-capped Screech-Owl
Megascops atricapilla
Tawny-browed Owl
Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana
Striped Owl
Pseudoscops clamator
Spectacled Owl
Pulsatrix perspicillata
Buff-fronted Owl
Aegolius harrisii
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 Mottled Owl in Iguazú National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Mottled Owl sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 63 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mottled Owl in Iguazú National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Mottled Owl in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.