Mottled Owl
Strix virgata(Cassin, J, 1849)
English (US) Mottled Owl
The Mottled Owl (Strix virgata) 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 virgata
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mottled Owl
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1849)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Strix virgata squamulata
- Strix virgata tamaulipensis
- Strix virgata centralis
- Strix virgata virgata
- Strix virgata macconnelli
- Strix virgata superciliaris
- Strix virgata borelliana
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Syrnium virgatum
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1849)
- Type locality
- South America; restricted to Bogota, by Berlepsch, Nov. Zool., 15, 1908, p. 288.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4(1848) p.124
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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