Mexican Spotted Owl


Mexican Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis lucida

The Mexican spotted owl is is about nineteen inches long, with a wingspan over three feet. It has brown upper-parts spotted with patches of white. The owl has large dark eyes, and lacks ear tufts. The legs and feet are fully feathered. The Mexican spotted owl prefers old-growth forests with uneven-age stands with a high canopy closure, lots of large and small trees, fallen logs and snags.

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