Spotted Wood Owl
Strix seloputoHorsfield, T, 1821
English (US) Spotted Wood Owl
The Spotted Wood Owl (Strix seloputo) 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 seloputo
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spotted Wood Owl
- Described by
- Horsfield, T, 1821
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Strix seloputo seloputo
- Strix seloputo baweana
- Strix seloputo wiepkeni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Strix Selo-puto
- Described by
- Horsfield, T, 1821
- Type locality
- Java.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13, pt.1 p.140
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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