American Barn Owl
Tyto furcata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyTytonidae (Barn Owls)
- GenusTyto
- SpeciesTyto furcata (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). Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a American Barn Owl sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Spectacled Owl
Pulsatrix perspicillata
Black Banded Owl
Strix huhula
Mottled Owl
Strix virgata
Striped Owl
Pseudoscops clamator
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
Tropical Screech-Owl
Megascops choliba
📅 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 American Barn Owl in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a American Barn Owl sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see American Barn Owl in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
June has the highest sighting rate for American Barn Owl in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas in our monthly data.