Fulvous Owl
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Fulvous Owl

Strix fulvescens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at El Triunfo
23 Verified records at El Triunfo
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The fulvous owl (Strix fulvescens), or Guatemala barred owl, is a resident of the cloud forests of Central America. A medium-sized true owl, it has a round head, lacking ear tufts. Its typical coloration is warm dark brown or reddish brown on the back and lighter brown on the front with darker barring. Adults weigh approximately 600 grams (21 oz), with females being heavier. Its distribution is limited to highland regions of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. It inhabits elevations from 1,200 to 3,100 meters (3,900 to 10,200 ft), and is fairly common within its range. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Fulvous Owl sighting in El Triunfo, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at El Triunfo

Mottled Owl
LC

Mottled Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Strix virgata

10–20% · With luck
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
LC Endemic

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Glaucidium brasilianum

20–30% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
50–60
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
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 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
2 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
3 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fulvous Owl in El Triunfo?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Fulvous Owl sighting in El Triunfo, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Fulvous Owl in El Triunfo?

April has the highest sighting rate for Fulvous Owl in El Triunfo in our monthly data.

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