Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusBubo (Typical Eagle-Owls and Horned Owls)
- SpeciesBubo virginianus (Great Horned Owl)
Closest Relatives at Los Nevados National Natural Park
Andean Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium jardinii
Mottled Owl
Strix virgata
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
Rufescent Screech-Owl
Megascops ingens
Tropical Screech-Owl
Megascops choliba
White-throated Screech-Owl
Megascops albogularis
Rufous Banded Owl
Strix albitarsis
Spectacled Owl
Pulsatrix perspicillata
Stygian Owl
Asio stygius
Black-White Owl
Strix nigrolineata
American Barn Owl
Tyto furcata
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 Great Horned Owl in Los Nevados National Natural Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Great Horned Owl sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Horned Owl in Los Nevados National Natural Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Great Horned Owl in Los Nevados National Natural Park in our monthly data.