Black Banded Owl
Strix huhula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusStrix (Wood Owls and Allies)
- SpeciesStrix huhula (Black Banded Owl)
Closest Relatives at Serra dos Órgãos National Park
Mottled Owl
Strix virgata
Least Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium minutissimum
Tropical Screech-Owl
Megascops choliba
Tawny-browed Owl
Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum
Black-capped Screech-Owl
Megascops atricapilla
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
Striped Owl
Pseudoscops clamator
American Barn Owl
Tyto furcata
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 12 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 14 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 15 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 16 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 17 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Banded Owl in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Black Banded Owl sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Banded Owl in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Black Banded Owl in Serra dos Órgãos National Park in our monthly data.