Barred owl Strix varia Least concern
Where the barred owl lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 1,260,018 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See owls on the world map
| Scientific name | Strix varia |
|---|---|
| Group | Owls |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 2 countries |
| Continents | North America |
| Class | Bird |
| Order | Strigiformes |
| Family | Strigidae |
Where does the barred owl live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the barred owl in 2 countries and territories across North America.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the barred owl endangered?
The barred owl’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the barred owl?
The barred owl (Strix varia) is a bird in the order Strigiformes and the family Strigidae, genus Strix. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the barred owl
The barred owl (Strix varia), also known as the northern barred owl, striped owl, or more informally, hoot owl or eight hooter, is a North American large species of owl. A member of the true owl family, Strigidae, they belong to the genus Strix, which is also the origin of the family's name under Linnaean taxonomy. Barred owls are largely native to eastern North America, but have expanded their range to the West Coast of North America, where they are considered invasive. Mature forests are their preferred habitat, but they can also acclimate to various gradients of open woodlands. Their diet consists mainly of small mammals, but this species is an opportunistic predator and is known to prey upon other small vertebrates such as birds, reptiles, and amphibians, as well as a variety of invertebrates.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Barred owl (revision 1380654223), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q630457 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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