Crested Owl
Lophostrix cristata
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae
- Genus
- Lophostrix
- eBird Code
- creowl1
Vocalizations
Ryan F. Mandelbaum · CC_BY_4_0
John D Reynolds · CC_BY_4_0
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Subspecies (3)
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Lophostrix cristata cristata
southern Colombia to northern Bolivia, southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and western Amazonian Brazil
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Lophostrix cristata stricklandi
southern Mexico (Veracruz) to western Panama and western Colombia
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Lophostrix cristata wedeli
eastern Panama to northeastern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.