Mottled Owl

The Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata is a medium sized owl found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina. The body has vertical bars on the chest and throat and white markings in the back. The eyes are dark and the head is round and they do not have ear tufts. It is thirteen to fifteen inches in length. They are territorial and found in dry forests and jungles up to 7500 feet above sea level.

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The Mottled Owl is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata is a medium sized owl found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina. The body has vertical bars on the chest and throat and white markings in the back. The eyes are dark and the head is round and they do not have ear tufts. It is thirteen to fifteen inches in length. They are territorial and found in dry forests and jungles up to 7500 feet above sea level. More

What do they eat? Mottled owls eat reptiles, insects, rodents , and spiders. Where do they live? They live in South and Central America and the U.S. What kind of place do they like to live in? They like to live in forests and close to shrublands. Interesting facts: The nests might be low to the ground or high up in trees. More

Little Gray Owl, Mottled Owl, Mouse Owl, Cat Owl, Shivering Owl, and Little Horned Owl. * They are monogamous and remain together for life. Some males, however, will mate with two different females. The second female may evict the first female, lay her own eggs in the nest, and incubate both clutches. More

Mottled owls are found from Central America, south into South America, inhabiting dry areas and forests up to 7500ft. Its habitat is very extensive and diverse ranging from dry thorn forests to humid evergreen jungles. The Mottled Owl is midsize, 13 - 15 inches in length and strictly nocturnal. More

Pair of mottled owls on a heat-rock More

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The Mottled Owl is a common Owl along much of range in Central and South America. It can be quite bold and will not only respond to imitations and playbacks of it's own call but will also come in to playbacks of smaller owls too. Here you can find photos, recordings and information to help identify and enjoy this beautiful owl. The Field Notes section includes a Central American range map and information on nesting, habitat, description and classification. More

This Mottled Owl from Chiapas in Southern Mexico is much darker than the Mottled Owls further north as can be seen in the previous photo of the owl from San Blas, Mexico. Click here to return to the Mottled Owl page. More

The Mottled Owl can be found from Northern Mexico well... Click to show "Mottled Owl" result 8 250 x 438 32 kb Tawny Owl Spotted Wood Owl , Strix seloputo Mottled Wood... Click to show "Mottled Owl" result 9 600 x 815 77 kb (c) 2001 Dan Lockshaw. All rights reserved. For rights... More

Here are details of the mottled owl we have at the sanctuary: Mottled owls Name Sex Hatched Status Brandy Unknown 2007 Hand tame owl Screech Owl Sanctuary There's always something new and interesting going on at the sanctuary – why not have a look around our website at all the things we do here? On our site More

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Order : Strigiformes
Family : Strigidae
Genus : Strix
Species : virgata
Authority : (Cassin, 1850)