Evidence found
88,372 records across 56 countries and territories, 1838–2026.
Asio flammeus · GBIF taxon key 2497295
Where has the Short-eared Owl been recorded?
Asio flammeus occurrence evidence comes from 88,372 records in 56 countries and territories, from 1838 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.
- 88,372 records
- 56 places
- 160 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: May.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18382026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Short-eared Owl has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Short-eared Owl. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 65,926 | |
| Belgium | 17,778 | |
| United States | 2,799 | |
| United Kingdom | 621 | |
| Canada | 328 | |
| Russia | 227 | |
| Ukraine | 95 | |
| Spain | 78 | |
| Mauritania | 76 | |
| Austria | 64 | |
| Netherlands | 59 | |
| Germany | 57 | |
| Ecuador | 32 | |
| France | 32 | |
| Argentina | 27 | |
| Colombia | 19 | |
| Chile | 17 | |
| Morocco | 16 | |
| South Korea | 10 | |
| Luxembourg | 10 | |
| Israel | 8 | |
| Guyana | 6 | |
| Italy | 6 | |
| Lithuania | 6 | |
| Mexico | 5 | |
| Peru | 5 | |
| Denmark | 4 | |
| Japan | 4 | |
| Latvia | 4 | |
| Senegal | 4 | |
| Brazil | 3 | |
| China | 3 | |
| Finland | 3 | |
| Oman | 3 | |
| ZZ | 3 | |
| Dominican Republic | 2 | |
| Algeria | 2 | |
| Estonia | 2 | |
| Greece | 2 | |
| India | 2 |
Showing the top 40 of 56 places.
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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.