Mottled Owl

Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

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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	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
2	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
3	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
4	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
5	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
6	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
7	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
8	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
9	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
10	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
11	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
12	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
13	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
14	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
15	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
16	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
17	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
18	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
19	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
20	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
22	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
23	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
24	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
25	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
29	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
30	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
31	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
32	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
34	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
35	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
36	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
37	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
38	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
39	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
40	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
42	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
43	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
44	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
45	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
46	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
47	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
48	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
49	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
50	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
51	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
52	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
53	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
54	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
55	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
56	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
57	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
58	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
59	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
60	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
61	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
62	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
63	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
64	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
65	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mottled Owl in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Mottled Owl sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 780 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mottled Owl in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

August has the highest sighting rate for Mottled Owl in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.