Spotted owl (Strix occidentalis)

Spanish:	Búho Manchado, Cárabo Californiano

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Order	Strigiformes
Family	Strigidae
Genus	Strix (1)

Top facts

• A forest dwelling species, the spotted owl feeds mainly on small mammals which it hunts at night.
• The spotted owl is monogamous and pairs generally produce between one and three young per clutch.
• There are three subspecies of spotted owl; the Mexican, the Californian and the northern spotted owl.

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).

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1. IUCN Red List (September, 2008)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org/
2. CITES (September, 2008)
   http://www.cites.org