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Jamaican Owl
Asio grammicus (Gosse, 1847)
27–33 cmLength335 gWeight
Busiest months: March · Most records: Jamaica
Where and when it's recorded
Jamaican Owl has been recorded at 15 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Marshalls PenJamaica236 records
- Green Castle EstateJamaica228 records
- Rocklands Bird SanctuaryJamaica172 records
More places
- Mockingbird Hill HotelJamaica136 records
- Blue Mountains NP – Starlight ChaletJamaica47 records
- Hope Botanical GardensJamaica36 records
- Ecclesdown RoadJamaica35 records
- Robins BayJamaica31 records
- Blue Mountains NP – Silver Hill GapJamaica24 records
- Blue Mountains NP – Hardwar GapJamaica19 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Questions
How big is the Jamaican Owl?
The Jamaican Owl is about 27–33 cm long and weighs around 335 g.
Where does the Jamaican Owl live?
Its breeding range: North America: Jamaica. It is most often recorded in Jamaica.
When is the best time to see the Jamaican Owl?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in March (Northern Hemisphere).
What does the Jamaican Owl eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Jamaican Owl in?
It belongs to the family Owls (Strigidae), order Strigiformes.
At a glance
- Length
- 27–33 cm
- Weight
- 335 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
- Wing
- 212 mm
- Tail
- 116 mm
- Bill
- 30 mm
- Tarsus
- 41 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
North America: Jamaica
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Owls Strigidae
- Genus
- Asio
Other birds in the genus Asio
Striped OwlAsio clamator
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicus
Madagascar OwlAsio madagascariensis
Stygian OwlAsio stygius
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Marsh OwlAsio capensis
Fearful OwlAsio solomonensis
Papuan Hawk-OwlUroglaux dimorpha
Rufous OwlNinox rufa
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