Burrowing Owl

Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park

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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	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	50–60%
2	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
3	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	30–40%
4	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
5	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	20–30%
6	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	20–30%
7	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
8	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
9	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	0–10%
10	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
11	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	0–10%
12	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
13	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
14	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
15	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
16	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
17	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
18	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
19	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
20	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
21	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
22	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
23	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
24	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
25	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
26	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
28	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
29	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
30	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
31	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
32	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
33	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
34	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
35	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
36	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
37	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
38	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
39	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	Insufficient data
40	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
41	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
42	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
43	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
44	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
45	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Burrowing Owl in Yasuní National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Burrowing Owl sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Burrowing Owl in Yasuní National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Burrowing Owl in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.