Mottled Owl - Strix virgata
Formerly Ciccaba virgata, originally described as Syrnium
Calls - Strix virgata
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:
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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