Where to see
Megascops choliba
Caroni Swamp leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Tropical Screech-Owl during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Caroni Swamp
In Caroni Swamp, Trinidad and Tobago, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Screech-Owl sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Emas National Park and more
After Caroni Swamp, the next-best odds of seeing a Tropical Screech-Owl are in Emas National Park (Brazil, about 30%), El Impenetrable National Park (Argentina, about 20%) and Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (Brazil, about 20%). Outside Central America, the best option is Emas National Park in South America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are November in Caroni Swamp (about 70%), June and September in Emas National Park (about 40%) and September in El Impenetrable National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Tropical Screech-Owl on a given day. Each park's Tropical Screech-Owl page has the full month-by-month chart.
