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
geosesarma · CC_BY_4_0
Dan MacNeal · CC_BY_4_0
Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (3)

  • Lophostrix cristata cristata

    southern Colombia to northern Bolivia, southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and western Amazonian Brazil

  • Lophostrix cristata stricklandi

    southern Mexico (Veracruz) to western Panama and western Colombia

  • 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.