Order: Strigiformes | Family: Strigidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southeast Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. No Data
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southeast Peru
Age: Juvenile | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Central America
Status: The Mottled Owl is uncommon in the interior forest of Amazonia ranging at elevations below 1150 m along the foothill of the Andes. It also occurs in the semi-deciduous forests of Tumbes below 900 m meters. The Mottled Owl also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Búho Café.
Sub-species: Mottled Owl (Ciccaba virgata superciliaris), Pelzeln, 1863.
Meaning of Name: Ciccaba: Gr. Kikkabe= a sort of owl mentioned by Aristophanes and Hesychius. virgata: L. Virgata, virga= striped, streaked, stripe.

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 08/01/2015.