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CALIFORNIA SPECIES IMAGES

Scientific Name: Strix occidentals caurina

Common Name: Northern Spotted Owl

Photographer:Corsi Copyright:CAS

California State Status: Not listed

United States Federal Status: Threatened

County endangered in: Marin

Bioregion: Bay Area Delta

Threats to species:

• Habitat loss and alteration due to urban and industrial development
• Habitat loss from logging

Taxonomy:

Kingdom:ANIMALIA Phylum:CHORDATA Class:AVES Order:STRIGIFORMES Family:STRIGIDAE Genus:STRIX Species:OCCIDENTALS Sub-species:CAURINA Common name(s):NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL