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Mottled Owl - Strix virgata

Formerly Ciccaba virgata, originally described as Syrnium

 
Calls - Strix virgata
Typical Call Costa Rica, 17th June, 1999 © Doug Von Gausig

Status: Uncertain, but locally common.

Original Description: Cassin, John. 1849. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia) 4 (1848): p 124. (Ms. Robin Sinn, librarian at the Academy of Natural Sciences indicates that this portion of Vol.4 for 1848 was published in 1849.)

Subspecies: S. v. virgata, S. v. borelliana, S. v. centralis, S. v. macconnelli, S. v. squamulata, S. v. superciliaris, S. v. tamaulipensis

References:

Boyer and Hume. 1991. "Owls of the World". BookSales Inc
König, Weick and Becking. 1999. "Owls: A Guide to the Owls of the World". Yale University Press

Page Information:

Page compiled by Deane P. Lewis.

OwlPages.com Owl Species ID: 140.020.000 - Page last updated 2005-04-21

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