Barred Owl
Strix varia Barton, 1799
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Strigiformes |
| Family | Strigidae |
| Genus | Strix |
| Species | Strix varia Barton, 1799 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Florida.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida
Counties
- Florida
- Levy
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2024.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N5 Secure
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Quebec
- S5 Secure
- British Columbia
- S5 Secure
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- SNR Unranked
- Saskatchewan
- S3 Vulnerable
- Manitoba
- S3 Vulnerable
- Northwest Territories
- SU Unrankable
- New Brunswick
- S5 Secure
- Prince Edward Island
- S5 Secure
- Nova Scotia
- S5 Secure
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
- Yukon
- S1B Critically Imperiled (breeding)
- Alberta
- S3 Vulnerable
- Nebraska
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Arkansas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New Hampshire
- S5 Secure
- Delaware
- S2 Imperiled
- Indiana
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New York
- S5 Secure
- District of Columbia
- S2 Imperiled
- South Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S4B Apparently Secure (breeding)
- South Dakota
- SU Unrankable
- Massachusetts
- S5 Secure
- Alaska
- S3 Vulnerable
- New Jersey
- S2B Imperiled (breeding), S2N Imperiled (non-breeding)
- Louisiana
- S5 Secure
- Oregon
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Ohio
- S5 Secure
- Illinois
- S5 Secure
- Texas
- S5B Secure (breeding)
- Washington
- S5 Secure
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Maine
- S5 Secure
- Michigan
- S5 Secure
- Kansas
- S5 Secure
- Iowa
- S5B Secure (breeding)
- Vermont
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Minnesota
- SNR Unranked
- Mississippi
- S5 Secure
- North Dakota
- SU Unrankable
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
- Rhode Island
- S4B Apparently Secure (breeding), S4N Apparently Secure (non-breeding)
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Maryland
- S5 Secure
- West Virginia
- S5B Secure (breeding), S5N Secure (non-breeding)
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
- Idaho
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Wisconsin
- S5 Secure
- Florida
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Kentucky
- S5 Secure
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- Connecticut
- S5 Secure
- Montana
- S4 Apparently Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Franz, R., Bauer, J. & Morris, T. 1994. Review of biologically significant caves and their faunas in Florida and south Georgia. Brimleyana 20: 1–109. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/229726.
How to cite this account
Strix varia Barton, 1799. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2972. https://cavebiology.org/species/strix-varia/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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