Owls in Nevada
Our list for Nevada has 7 owls recorded regularly there: 5 residents and 2 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Nevada in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year
Burrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaResidentUncommon19–25 cmRecorded all year
Flammulated OwlPsiloscops flammeolusSummer visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly May–Sep
Western Screech-owlMegascops kennicottiiResidentRare19–25 cmRecorded all year
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRegularly May–Mar
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicusSummer visitorRare17–21 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Northern Pygmy-owlGlaucidium gnomaResidentRare15–17 cmRegularly May–Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Flammulated Owl 15–17 cm
- Northern Pygmy-owl 15–17 cm
- Northern Saw-whet Owl 17–21 cm
- Burrowing Owl 19–25 cm
- Western Screech-owl 19–25 cm
- Short-eared Owl 34–43 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