Strigiformes / Strigidae / Strix

Mottled Owl

Strix virgata

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Strix virgata borelliana

eastern Paraguay to southeastern Brazil and northeastern Argentina (Misiones)
Strix virgata centralis

southeastern Mexico (Oaxaca and Veracruz) to western Panama
Strix virgata macconnelli

southeastern Venezuela and the Guianas
Strix virgata squamulata

western Mexico (Sonora to Guerrero, Guanajuato, and Morelos)
Strix virgata superciliaris

Amazonia from eastern Peru and Bolivia through northeastern and north-central Amazonian Brazil
Strix virgata tamaulipensis

northeastern Mexico (southern Nuevo León and Tamaulipas)
Strix virgata virgata

eastern Panama to Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, and southward to Ecuador

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.