This species of owl is found only in western North America, from southwestern British Colombia south through the mountains of Washington, Oregon and California, the western slopes of Sierra Nevada and the southern Rockies. They are also located in Utah and central Colorado through Arizona's mountain ranges, New Mexico, extreme western Texas, and central Mexico.
Biogeographic Regions: nearctic (Native )
Rights Holder: The Regents of the University of Michigan and its licensors
Bibliographic Citation: Semeyn, E. 1999. "Strix occidentalis" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed April 27, 2013 at
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