Mottled Wood Owl
Strix ocellata(Lesson, RP, 1839)
English (US) Mottled Wood Owl
The Mottled Wood Owl (Strix ocellata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Strigidae (Owls) in the order Strigiformes.
- Scientific name
- Strix ocellata
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mottled Wood Owl
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1839)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Strix ocellata grisescens
- Strix ocellata grandis
- Strix ocellata ocellata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Syrnium ocellatum
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1839)
- Type locality
- Pondicherry.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 2 p.289
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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