Great Gray Owl

Great Gray Owl

Strix nebulosa

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Riding Mountain National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
0–10
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
0–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
20–30
Nov
60–70
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
2 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
3 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
4 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
5 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
6 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
7 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
8 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
9 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
10 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
11 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
12 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
13 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
14 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Gray Owl in Riding Mountain National Park?

About 20% of visitor-days record a Great Gray Owl sighting in Riding Mountain National Park, based on 39 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Great Gray Owl in Riding Mountain National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Great Gray Owl in Riding Mountain National Park in our monthly data.

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