Birds of Mexico

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Genus: Strix (5 species, 22 worldwide)

Genus Strix are large stocky round-headed owls, around 35 to 40 cm., and include the well-known North American Barred Owl.


Fulvous Owl
Fulvous Owl (Strix fulvescens)
Finca el Pilar, Guatemala   		   
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


Black-and-white Owl
Black-and-white Owl (Strix nigrolineata)
Minca, Magdalena, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Spotted Owl
Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis lucida) Near Threatened
Hunter Canyon, Arizona,   		   
Photograph by Alan Schmierer   Image has been placed in the Public Domain.

Spotted Owl
Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis) Female Near Threatened
Mount Baker, King, Washington State,   		   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.
Small for a 'strix' owl and smaller than the Barred Owl that has now entered its range.

Cinereous Owl
Cinereous Owl (Strix sartorii) ENDEMIC
Mexico   		   
Photograph by Jose Antonio Robles   © All Rights Reserved.
Also known as the Mexican Barred Owl, and sometimes considered the same species as the (Northern) Barred Owl.

Mottled Owl
Mottled Owl (Strix virgata)
Pouso Alegre Lodge, Poconé, Brazil   		   
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte   © All Rights Reserved.
Mottled.
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