Band-bellied Owl
Pulsatrix melanota
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusPulsatrix (Spectacled Owls and Allies)
- SpeciesPulsatrix melanota (Band-bellied Owl)
Closest Relatives at Podocarpus National Park
Black Banded Owl
Strix huhula
White-throated Screech-Owl
Megascops albogularis
Rufous Banded Owl
Strix albitarsis
Peruvian Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium peruanum
Andean Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium jardinii
Foothill Screech-Owl
Megascops roraimae
Striped Owl
Pseudoscops clamator
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Band-bellied Owl in Podocarpus National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Band-bellied Owl sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 79 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Band-bellied Owl in Podocarpus National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Band-bellied Owl in Podocarpus National Park in our monthly data.