Micrathene

Genus

Micrathene

Micrathene

1 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Elf Owl
LC

Elf Owl

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Micrathene whitneyi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
<5%
Feb
<5%
Mar
~10%
Apr
~10%
May
~10%
Jun
~10%
Jul
<5%
Aug
<5%
Sep
<5%
Oct
<5%
Nov
<5%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Micrathene

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
2 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
3 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
4 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
5 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
6 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%