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American Barn Owl

Tyto furcata

Silhouette: Sharon Wegner-Larsen · PhyloPic

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
FamilyTytonidae (Barn Owls)
GenusTyto (Barn, Masked, Grass, and Sooty Owls)
SpeciesTyto furcata (American Barn Owl)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Yosemite National Park

3 Verified sightings at Yosemite National Park From 2019 to 2026

2,522 Verified sightings across all 76 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted Active throughout day and night

About the American Barn Owl

The American barn owl (Tyto furcata) is usually considered a subspecies group and together with the western barn owl group, the eastern barn owl group, and sometimes the Andaman masked owl, make up the barn owl, cosmopolitan in range. The barn owl is recognized by most taxonomic authorities. A few (including the International Ornithologists' Union) separate them into distinct species, as is done here. The American barn owl is native to North and South America, and has been introduced to Hawaii.

The ashy-faced owl (T. glaucops) was for some time included in T. alba, and by some authors its populations from the Lesser Antilles still are. Based on DNA evidence, König, Weick & Becking (2009) recognised the American barn owl (T. furcata) and the Curaçao barn owl (T. bargei) as separate species, though the latter is now considered a subspecies of the American barn owl (T. furcata bargei; see #Subspecies, below).

The American barn owl is a medium-sized, pale-coloured owl with long wings and a short, squarish tail. However, the largest-bodied race of barn owl, T. f. furcata from Cuba and Jamaica, is also an island race, albeit being found on more sizeable islands with larger... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Yosemite National Park

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Glaucidium californicum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Glaucidium gnoma

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Bubo virginianus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Aegolius acadicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Psiloscops flammeolus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
2	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	~10%
3	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
4	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
5	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
6	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
7	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
8	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
9	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
10	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
11	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
12	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
13	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
14	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
15	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
16	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
17	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
18	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
19	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	<5%
20	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
21	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
23	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
24	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	<5%
25	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
26	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
28	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
29	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
30	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
31	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
32	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
34	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
36	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
37	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
38	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
39	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
41	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
42	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
43	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
44	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
45	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
46	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
47	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
48	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
49	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
50	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
51	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
52	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
53	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
54	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
55	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
56	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
57	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
58	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	Insufficient data
59	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
60	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
61	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
62	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
63	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
64	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
65	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
66	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
67	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
68	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
69	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
70	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
71	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
72	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
73	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	Insufficient data
74	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
75	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
76	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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American Barn Owl

About the American Barn Owl

Recent sightings of American Barn Owl in Yosemite National Park

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found