Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Typical Owls :: Spotted Owl

Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis

Described by: Xantus de Vesey (1860)
Alternate common name(s): Mexican Spotted-Owl, Mountain Spotted-Owl, California Spotted-Owl, Mountain Forest Owl
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Miller Canyon, Coronado National Forest, Cochise County, Arizona, USA - May, 2008 © Glen Tepke  Miller Canyon, Coronado National Forest, Cochise County, Arizona, USA - May, 2008 © Glen Tepke  Scheelite Canyon, Fort Huachuca, Cochise County, Arizona, USA - May 2, 2002 © Rob Pavey  Scheelite Canyon, Fort Huachuca, Cochise County, Arizona, USA - May 2, 2002 © Rob Pavey  Oregon, USA - Date unknown Courtesy of John and Karen Hollingsworth/USFWS 
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Range

Coastal sw. Canada and United States. Sw. United States and c. Mexico;
Two populations;
(1) Ex. sw. Canada (sw. British Columbia) to nw. United States (w. Washington and w. Oregon to s. California).
(2) S. California and nw. Mexico (formerly Baja).
(3) Sw. United States in the Rocky Mountains (s. Utah, c. Colorado, mountains of Arizona, New Mexico and ex. w. Texas) to c. Mexico (ne. Sonora, Chihuahua, Nuevo Leon s. to Jalisco, Michoacan and Guanajuato).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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