Northern Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis caurina
The northern spotted owl is dark-to-chestnut brown in color and sports round or oval white spots on its head, neck, back and under parts.
NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL
Strix occidentalis caurina
STATUS:
Threatened
DESCRIPTION:
Northern spotted owls are dark-to-chestnut brown with round or oval white spots on their head, neck, back and underparts.
Northern spotted owl
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION:
Meyer, Rachelle. 2007. Strix occidentalis. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S.
The rare Northern Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis caurina
Scientific classification
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Obviously, the northern spotted owl has clout. This scourge of the lumber industry has been a focal point of the Pacific Northwest forest debate since it was Federally listed as a threatened species in July of 1990.
The northern spotted owl still faces enough risk that it warrants continued federal protection more than a decade after efforts to safeguard it forced the collapse of federal lands logging in the Northwest, the U.S. government found. (more) ...
With an estimated 3,778 breeding pairs and 1,001 single birds in 1998, the Northern Spotted Owl is showing the greatest losses with annual declines of 7.1% from 1994 to 2004.
The Western Spotted Owl (also called the Northern Spotted Owl) is an owl that lives in dense, old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest of the USA and Canada. This non-migrating bird is an endangered species.
Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis)
Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina); California Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis occidentalis)
Species Code: STOC ...
Other common names: Arizona Spotted Owl (lucida); Mexican Spotted Owl (lucida); California Spotted Owl (occidentalis); Northern Spotted Owl (caurina); Western Barred Owl; Wood Owl.
They are important in the diets of Northern Spotted Owlsowl pairs are estimated to consume as many as 500 flying squirrels a yearand they help disperse the spores of fungi that aid the forest trees' absorption of nutrients from the soil.
Predators include arboreal snakes, raccoons, nocturnal owls, martens, fishers, coyotes, and the domestic house cat. In the Pacific Northwest of North America, the Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis) is a well-known predator.
 See also: Spotted Owl, Owl, Squirrel, Mice, Mexican Spotted Owl
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