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Mottled Owl
Is nocturnal and spends the day
in dense vegetation where it may
be mobbed by other birds.
Strix virgata
(L 11.0-14.0" Wt 22 oz)
Chan Chich Lodge area
10MAR2019
© Paul A.
Schwartz
Macaulay
Library
Strix in Latin is an owl;
Virgata means striped or
streaked.
flash photos
Owling isn’t for the
superstitious.
(Noah Strycker)