Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (21)
- Subspecies (3)
R. J. GutiƩrrez, A. B. Franklin, and W. S. Lahaye
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1995
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1995
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | ŠŠµŃŠ½ŠøŃŃŠ° ŃŠ»ŃŠ»ŠøŃŠ° |
| Czech | puÅ”tĆk zĆ”padnĆ |
| Dutch | Gevlekte Bosuil |
| English | Spotted Owl |
| English (United States) | Spotted Owl |
| French | Chouette tachetƩe |
| French (French Guiana) | Chouette tachetƩe |
| German | Fleckenkauz |
| Icelandic | Blettaugla |
| Japanese | ćć·ć¢ć”ćŖć«ććÆćć¦ |
| Norwegian | flekkugle |
| Polish | puszczyk plamisty |
| Russian | ŠŃŃŠ½ŠøŃŃŠ°Ń Š½ŠµŃŃŃŃŃ |
| Serbian | Pegava ameriÄka sova |
| Slovak | sova Å”kvrnitĆ” |
| Spanish | CƔrabo Californiano |
| Spanish (Mexico) | BĆŗho Moteado |
| Spanish (Spain) | CƔrabo californiano |
| Swedish | flƤckuggla |
| Turkish | Benekli BaykuÅ |
| Ukrainian | Š”Š¾Š²Š° ŠæŠ»ŃŠ¼ŠøŃŃŠ° |
Strix occidentalis (XƔntus, 1860)
PROTONYM:
Syrnium occidentale
XƔntus, 1860. Proceedings Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 11(1859), p.193.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Fort Tejon, California.
Definitions
- STRIX
- occidentale / occidentalis
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Figure 1. Distribution of the Spotted Owl.
Its distribution is extremely local and fragmentary in southern California and Mexico.