Owls in Florida
Our list for Florida has 5 owls recorded regularly there: 4 residents and 1 winter visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Florida in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioResidentUncommon16–25 cmRecorded all year
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorRare34–43 cmRegularly Dec–Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eastern Screech-owl 16–25 cm
- Burrowing Owl 19–25 cm
- Short-eared Owl 34–43 cm
- Barred Owl 43–50 cm
- Great Horned Owl 46–63 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made