Strix occidentalis Xántus 1860 (spotted owl)
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Aves - Strigiformes - Strigidae
Alternative combination: Syrnium occidentale
Belongs to Strix according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Strix aluco, Strix antiqua, Strix brevis, Strix collongensis, Strix dakota, Strix edwardsi, Strix ignota, Strix leptogrammica, Strix melitensis, Strix nebulosa, Strix passerina, Strix perpasta, Strix sancti, Strix uralensis, Strix varia, Strix wintershofensis
Ecology: volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at U-Bar Cave (Quaternary of New Mexico)
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