Great Gray Owl

Great Gray Owl

Strix nebulosa

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Yellowstone National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
40–50
Oct
20–30
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
2 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
3 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
4 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
5 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
6 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
7 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
8 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
9 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
10 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
11 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
12 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
13 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
14 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Gray Owl in Yellowstone National Park?

About 14% of visitor-days record a Great Gray Owl sighting in Yellowstone National Park, based on 48 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Great Gray Owl in Yellowstone National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Great Gray Owl in Yellowstone National Park in our monthly data.

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