Rufous Banded Owl
Strix albitarsis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusStrix (Wood Owls and Allies)
- SpeciesStrix albitarsis (Rufous Banded Owl)
Closest Relatives at Podocarpus National Park
Black Banded Owl
Strix huhula
White-throated Screech-Owl
Megascops albogularis
Band-bellied Owl
Pulsatrix melanota
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 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 7 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous Banded Owl in Podocarpus National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Rufous Banded Owl sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufous Banded Owl in Podocarpus National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Rufous Banded Owl in Podocarpus National Park in our monthly data.