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Spotted Wood Owl

Strix seloputo Horsfield, T 1821

The spotted wood owl is an owl of the earless owl genus, Strix. Its range is disjunct; it occurs in many regions surrounding Borneo, but not on that island itself. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Strix
Scientific:
  Strix seloputo

Original description

Citation:
  Horsfield, T 1821

Reference:
   Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13, pt.1 p.140

Protonym:
  Strix Selo-puto

Type locality:
  Java.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/13692#page/159/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F4F6EC81C9FA7FAA

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F4F6EC81

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F4F6EC81

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555425

Geographic range:

  • Strix seloputo: patchy in lowland open forest, including second-growth and forest edge, and plantations, from southern Myanmar, eastward through Cambodia and southern Vietnam to Palawan and adjacent islands (Philippines), and southward to Sumatra, Java (extirpated?), and some associated islands
  • Strix seloputo seloputo: southern Myanmar, Malay Peninsula, Thailand, Sumatra, and Java
  • Strix seloputo baweana: Bawean Island (Java Sea off northern Java)
  • Strix seloputo wiepkeni: southern Philippines (Palawan and Calamian Islands)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Spotted Wood-Owl
Afrikaans:
Maleise Bosuil
Bulgarian:
Оранжеволика улулица
Catalan:
Gamarús de les pagodes
Czech:
puštík tečkovaný
Danish:
Pagodenatugle
German:
Pagodenkauz
Esperanto:
pagoda strigo
Spanish:
Cárabo de las Pagodas
Spanish (Spain):
Cárabo de Las Pagodas
Estonian:
pargikakk
Finnish:
puistopöllö
French:
Chouette des pagodes
Croatian:
riđolica sova
Hungarian:
pettyes bagoly
Indonesian:
Kukuk Selaputo
Italian:
Allocco delle pagode
Japanese (romaji):
mare-morifukurou
Japanese:
マレーモリフクロウ
Lithuanian:
Rusvaveidė pelėda
Dutch:
Maleise Bosuil
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gulfjesugle
Norwegian:
Gulfjesugle
Polish:
puszczyk płowolicy
Portuguese:
Coruja-dos-pagodes
Portuguese (Portugal):
coruja-malhada
Russian:
Пагодная неясыть
Slovak:
sova pagodová
Serbian:
Pegava šumska sova
Swedish:
fläckig skogsuggla
Thai:
นกเค้าป่าหลังจุด
Turkish:
Pagodas baykuşu
Ukrainian:
сова таїландська
Chinese:
点斑林鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
斑點林鴞

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Chouette des pagodes ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Chouette des pagodes ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Spotted Wood-owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Spotted Wood Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Strix seloputo [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Strix selo-puto [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Strix selo-puto [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Spotted Wood-Owl ( Strix seloputo) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Strix seloputo [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Strix seloputo [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Maleise Bosuil
Bulgarian: Оранжеволика улулица
Catalan: Gamarús de les pagodes
Czech: Puštík teckovaný, puštík tečkovaný
Danish: Pagodenatugle
German: Pagodenkauz
English: Seloputo Owl, Spotted Wood Owl, Spotted Wood-Owl
English (Avilist): Spotted Wood-Owl
English, HBW: Spotted Wood-owl
English (Hong Kong SAR China): Spotted Wood Owl
English (IOC): Spotted Wood Owl
English (United States): Spotted Wood-Owl
Esperanto: pagoda strigo
Spanish: Cárabo de las Pagodas
Spanish (Spain): Cárabo de Las Pagodas
Spanish (HBW): Spotted Wood-Owl
Estonian: pargikakk
Finnish: Puistopöllö
French: Chouette des pagodes, Chouette obscure
French (Guyane): Chouette des pagodes
Croatian: riđolica sova
Hungarian: pettyes bagoly
Indonesian: Burung Kukuk Selaputo, Kukuk Selaputo, Kukuk seloputo, Seloputo
Italian: Allocco delle pagode, Allocco maculato asiatico
Japanese (romaji): marē mori fukurō, mareamorifukurou, mare-morifukurou
Japanese: マレアモリフクロウ, マレーモリフクロウ
Japanese (Kanji): マレー森梟
Scientific: Strix seloputo, Strix selo-puto, Strix seloputo seloputo, Strix sinensis, Strix sinensis, Strix sinensis, Syrnium seloputo
Lithuanian: Rusvaveidė pelėda
Malay: Burung Hantu Berbintik, Burung Hantu Carik Kafan, Burung Hantu Carik-kafan, Carik-Kafan Berbintik Asia
Dutch: Maleise Bosuil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gulfjesugle
Norwegian: Gulfjesugle
Polish: puszczyk plowolicy, puszczyk płowolicy
Pinyin: diǎn bān lín-xiāo
Portuguese: Coruja-dos-pagodes
Portuguese (Portugal): coruja-malhada
Russian: Пагодная неясыть
Slovak: sova pagodová
Serbian: Pegava šumska sova
Swedish: Fläckig skogsuggla
Thai: นกเค้าป่าหลังจุด
Thai (Transliteration): nók kʰáw-pàa lăng-cùt
Turkish: Pagodas baykuşu
Ukrainian: сова таїландська, Сова тайландська
Vietnamese: Chim Hù chấm, Chim Hù Phương đông, Hù phương đông
Chinese: 点斑林鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 斑點林鴞, 點斑林鴞

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