Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) USFWS. Spotted Owl and Barred Owl- Two, Too Closely Related. The Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) is one of the more noteworthy animals on the federal list of endangered and threatened species. The listing of the spotted owl as “threatened” in 1990 sparked controversial changes in land management throughout the Pacific Northwest and northern California, primarily by curtailing logging of old forests, the owl’s preferred habitat.
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