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Mottled Owl
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Owls

Mottled Owl

Strix virgata (Cassin, 1849)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishMottled Owl
DutchBonte Bosuil
SpanishBúho café
Chinese斑叫鸮
Scientific nameStrix virgata (Cassin, 1849)

About this species

The mottled owl (Strix virgata) is a medium-sized owl found in Central and South America from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina. The head and back are mottled brown and the underparts whitish, with vertical bars on the chest and throat. The eyes are dark and the head is round and they do not have ear tufts. They are territorial and found in dry forests and jungles at altitudes of up to 2,500 m (8,200 ft) above sea level.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderStrigiformes
FamilyStrigidae
GenusStrix

In Suriname

34Records in Suriname
1922First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini14
  • Brokopondo11
  • Para4
  • Commewijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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