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Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis



Family: Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Authority: (Xántus de Vesey, 1860)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2abce+3bce+4abce

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a moderately small population which continues to decline in the northern and western parts of its range; as a result it is considered Near Threatened. Further evidence that confirms declines are more widespread and severe than currently thought may result in this species being uplisted to a higher threat level.



Population size: 15000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 3,920,000 km2

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Nearctic
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/spotted-owl-strix-occidentalis on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.