Black-and-white Owl

Strix nigrolineata (Sclater, PL, 1859)

Black-and-white Owl Strix nigrolineata breeds from central Mexico through Middle America into South America, reaching Venezuela and Peru. It belongs to the owl family Strigidae and was first described by Sclater in 1859. The species is tied to gallery forest and rainforest, and also uses wet deciduous and mangrove forest. It occurs from sea level up to 2400 metres, and it may nest in the cover of large trees. It is also recorded close to people. Its range is shared in part with the Mottled Owl.

Order

Strigiformes

Family

Strigidae — Owls

Breeding range

Middle America, South America: c Mexico to Venezuela and Peru