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Species
Near ThreatenedSpotted Owlet
species
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- taxon name
- Strix occidentalis
- Commons category
- Strix occidentalis
- Commons gallery
- Strix occidentalis
- taxon common name
- coruja-pintalgada
- sequenced genome URL
- www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Strix_occidentalis
- short name
- S. occidentalis
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Encyclopedic overview
The spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) is a species of true owl. It is a resident species of old-growth forests in western North America, where it nests in tree hollows, old bird of prey nests, or rock crevices. Nests can be between 12 and 60 metres (39 and 197 ft) high and usually contain two eggs (though some contain as many as four). It is a nocturnal owl which feeds on small mammals and birds. Three subspecies are recognized, ranging in distribution from British Columbia to Mexico. The spotted owl is under pressure from habitat destruction throughout its range, and is currently classified as a near-threatened species.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Spotted Owl” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.