Barred Owl

Strix varia - Chouette rayée

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Strigiformes

  • Family
    :

    Strigidés

  • Genus
    :

    Strix

  • Species
    :

    varia

Descriptor

Barton, 1799

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 48 à 51 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 107 à 111 cm.
  • Weight
    : 470 à 1050 g
Longevity

10 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Chouette rayée
adult
Chouette rayée
juvenile

Barred Owl (Strix varia) is a species of bird in the Strigidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Chouette rayée,
  • Cárabo norteamericano,
  • coruja-barrada,
  • Streifenkauz,
  • szalagos bagoly,
  • Gestreepte Bosuil,
  • Allocco barrato,
  • kråsuggla,
  • Høvdingugle,
  • sova pásikavá,
  • puštík proužkovaný,
  • Båndet Natugle,
  • amerikanviirupöllö,
  • gamarús ratllat,
  • puszczyk kreskowany,
  • Amerikas pūce,
  • Пёстрая неясыть,
  • アメリカフクロウ,
  • 横斑林鸮,
  • 橫斑林鴞,

Voice song and cries

Chouette rayée
adult

Habitat

Forest : Boreal, Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens, Urban Areas

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Chouette rayée
published: - Updated: 30-03-2006
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