Summary ⁷

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 up to 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) above sea level.

Geographic range ⁸

Strix virgata is widely distributed throughout the Nearctic and Neotropics, from northern Mexico to Brazil and Argentina.

Biogeographic Regions: nearctic ; neotropical

Fuentes y créditos

1. (c) Cliff, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/28567825@N03/3021425988
2. (c) Danielle Ross, todos los derechos reservados, subido por Danielle Ross
3. (c) Dominic Sherony, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3561/3324467618_8030315ce1.jpg
4. creator:John Gerrard Keulemans Richard Bowdler Sharpe (text), sin restricciones conocidas de derechos (dominio publico), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/CBBM02_275.png
5. (c) dominic sherony, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Mottled_Owl_%28Ciccaba_virgata%29_%285783277865%29.jpg
6. (c) dominic sherony, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Mottled_Owl.jpg
7. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciccaba_virgata
8. (c) The Regents of the University of Michigan and its licensors, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/18674607

Más información

• NaturaLista página del taxón
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• VertNet
• Xeno-canto

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