Black-White Owl
Strix nigrolineata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusStrix (Wood Owls and Allies)
- SpeciesStrix nigrolineata (Black-White Owl)
Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Mottled Owl
Strix virgata
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum
Bare-shanked Screech-Owl
Megascops clarkii
Crested Owl
Lophostrix cristata
Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium costaricanum
Spectacled Owl
Pulsatrix perspicillata
Pacific Screech-Owl
Megascops cooperi
Tropical Screech-Owl
Megascops choliba
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 Black-White Owl in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Black-White Owl sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 29 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-White Owl in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Black-White Owl in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.