Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusStrix (Wood Owls and Allies)
- SpeciesStrix occidentalis (Spotted Owl)
Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium gnoma
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicus
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
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 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Owl in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Spotted Owl sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spotted Owl in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
June has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Owl in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.