Mottled Owl

Strix virgata

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Strigiformes
Family
Strigidae
Genus
Strix
eBird Code
motowl

Vocalizations

Sebas Arango · CC_BY_4_0
Evan Centanni · CC0_1_0
Adam Jackson · CC0_1_0
Evan Centanni · CC0_1_0
Sebas Arango · CC_BY_4_0
Hersson Ramírez · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (7)

  • 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

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.