Mottled Owl
Strix virgata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusStrix (Wood Owls and Allies)
- SpeciesStrix virgata (Mottled Owl)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Mottled Owl sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mottled Owl in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Mottled Owl sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Mottled Owl in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
June has the highest sighting rate for Mottled Owl in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.