Snowy Owl
Bubo scandiacus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusBubo (Typical Eagle-Owls and Horned Owls)
- SpeciesBubo scandiacus (Snowy Owl)
Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Northern Pygmy Owl
Glaucidium californicum
Barred Owl
Strix varia
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium gnoma
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicus
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
American Barn Owl
Tyto furcata
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Snowy Owl at Olympic National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Wood Buffalo National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |