Barred Owl
Strix varia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusStrix (Wood Owls and Allies)
- SpeciesStrix varia (Barred Owl)
📅 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 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 12 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 14 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 15 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 18 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Barred Owl in Shenandoah National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Barred Owl sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 664 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Barred Owl in Shenandoah National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Barred Owl in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.