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Mottled Owl (Strix virgata)

Mottled Owl (Ciccaba virgata)
Mottled Owl (Ciccaba virgata)

About Mottled Owl (Strix virgata)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Owls And Nightjars
  • Family: Typical Owls

Strix virgata is widely distributed throughout the Nearctic and Neotropics, from northern Mexico to Brazil and Argentina.

Biogeographic Regions: nearctic ; neotropical


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Lifelists

Trips

Visits

  • 2002-01-01
    San Blas Ponds, Mexico
    Not 100% sure on ID. Large owl seen next to army base at night
  • 2015-10-31
    El Valle de Anton, Panama
    Image from 2015-10-31
  • 2020-01-29
    Playa San Pancho, Mexico
    Heard from our bungalow.
  • 2023-02-06
    Parque Natural Chicaque, Colombia
    heard only
  • 2023-09-28
    La Selva, Costa Rica
  • 2024-03-29
    El Refugio, Mexico
    Heard
  • 2024-10-10
    El Dorado, Colombia