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Strix occidentalis caurina (Northern Spotted Owl)

Synonyms: Syrnium occidentale caurinum

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  1.369 lbs (621 g)
Female Weight [1]  1.462 lbs (663 g)
Male Weight [1]  1.276 lbs (579 g)
Weight Dimorphism [1]  14.5 %
Wing Span [2]  3.411 feet (1.04 m)

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Gutiérrez, RJ, AB Franklin, and WS LaHaye. 1995. Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis). In A. Poole and F. Gill [eds.], The birds of North America, No. 179. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, DC
♦ 2Wing Loading in 15 Species of North American Owls, Duncan, James R.; Johnson, David H.; Nicholls, Thomas H., eds. Biology and conservation of owls of the Northern Hemisphere: 2nd International symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-190. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. 553-561 (1997)
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0