Screech Owl Distribution
If you have seen one of these owls, please click on the
pictures below to report your sighting.

Owl Morph

Habitat

Predominance

Red Phase

Mountains

Red at 80%

Gray at 20%

Deciduous Forest

Red at 60%

Gray at 40%

Riparian Habitat

Red at 70%

Gray at 30%

Gray Phase

Swamp

Gray at 80%

Red at 20%

Evergreen Forest

Gray at 55%

Red at 45%

Borderline Habitat

Gray at 75%

Red at 25%


Please note that the distributions of the two morphs are neither absolute nor exclusive, and one morph has never been shown to exceed a predomination of 80% over the other in any habitat.