Subspecies
Strix occidentalis caurina (Northern spotted owl)
Strix occidentalis caurina. Photo: (c) frankf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) is one of three spotted owl subspecies. A western North American bird in the family Strigidae, genus Strix, it is a medium-sized dark brown owl sixteen to nineteen inches in length and one to one and one sixth pounds. Females are larger than males. The wingspan is approximately 42 inches.
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Class: Aves (Birds)
- Order: Strigiformes (Owls)
- Family: Strigidae (Typical owls)
- Genus: Strix (Wood owls and allies)
- Species: Strix occidentalis (Spotted owl)
- Subspecies: Strix occidentalis caurina (Northern spotted owl)
- Species: Strix occidentalis (Spotted owl)
- Genus: Strix (Wood owls and allies)
- Family: Strigidae (Typical owls)
- Order: Strigiformes (Owls)
- Class: Aves (Birds)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)










