Barking Owl

Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park

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	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
2	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
3	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
4	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
5	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
6	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Barking Owl in Kakadu National Park?

About 14% of visitor-days record a Barking Owl sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 194 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Barking Owl in Kakadu National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Barking Owl in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.