Pseudoscops clamator
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The striped owl (Asio clamator) is a medium-sized owl with large ear tufts and a brownish-white facial disk rimmed with black. Its beak is black, and it has cinnamon-colored eyes. It has shorter, rounder wings than most of its close relatives. The upperparts are cinnamon with fine black vermiculation and heavy stripes. The underparts are pale tawny with dusky streaks. It is native to South America and parts of Central America.
The striped owl was formally described by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1808 under the binomial name Bubo clamator. The specific epithet clamator is Latin meaning "shouter". The type locality is Cayenne in French Guiana. The striped owl was at one time placed in its own genus Rhinoptynx and was then transferred to the genus Pseudoscops. A molecular study that compared mitochondrial DNA sequences indicated that it should be placed in the genus Asio. This result was confirmed by a large molecular phylogenetic study of the owls published in 2019.
The striped owl is a relatively large species with prominent tufts of elongated feathers on the crown resembling ears. It is 30–38 cm (12–15 in) long and weighs from... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 9 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 12 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 13 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 7 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 8 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Owl sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 254th most-seen of the 336 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Owl in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–August and November–February, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striped Owl sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Striped Owl sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, under 5%) and Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (Honduras, under 5%).
Same family: Strigidae
The closest relatives of the Striped Owl that you can see in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (family Strigidae, Typical Owls) are Least Pygmy-Owl (about 10%), Tropical Screech-Owl (about 10%) and Tawny-browed Owl (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Striped Owl is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (18 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
