Spotted Owl

Spotted Owl

Strix occidentalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
2 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
4 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
5 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
6 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
7 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

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.

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