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The mottled wood owl (Strix ocellata) belongs to the family Strigidae under the order Strigiformes.

Characteristics of mottled wood owl

The family Strigidae comprises around 189 living species, divided into 25 genera. These birds are nocturnal and mostly arboreal. They have large heads, short tails, facial disc, camouflaging plumage and large eyes.

The females are generally larger than the males and there is no sexual dimorphism in their plumage. They have large, broad, long and rounded wings. The feathers are soft and the base of each is downy, helping in silent flight.

The genera Strix is characterized by nocturnal habits, medium to large size, robust, well-built body, strong muscles, lack of ear tufts, lack of visible ears, vocalisation through hooting and feeding on small mammals, birds and reptiles.

Taxonomic classification
Binomial name:	Strix ocellata
Species:	S. ocellata
Genus:	Strix
Subfamily:	-
Family:	Strigidae
Order:	Strigiformes
Class:	Aves
Phylum:	Chordata
Kingdom:	Animalia

1.Mottled wood owl - Strix ocellata
Photo by Challiyan

2.Mottled wood owl - Strix ocellata
Photo by Bagavath G

3.Mottled wood owl - Strix ocellata
Photo by Sjahanmi

4.Strix ocellata Photo by Davidvraju

5.Strix ocellata Photo by Sabihamk

6.Strix ocellata Photo by Siddharth Biniwale

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1.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%BB_%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%B4%E0%B4%BF.jpg (cropped)
Author: Challiyan | License: CC BY-SA 2.5
2.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org (cropped)
Author: Bagavath G | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
3.Photo source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mottled_Wood_Owl_by_Shah_Jahan.jpg (cropped)
Author: Sjahanmi , Shah Jahan | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
4.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mottled_wood_owl_David_Raju.jpg (cropped)
Author: Davidvraju | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
5.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Don%27t_Mess_With_Me.jpg (cropped)
Author: Sabihamk | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
6.Photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mottled_Wood_Owl_perching.jpg (cropped)
Photo author: Siddharth Biniwale | License: CC BY-SA 4.0
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