Hoot owl

Weight

632 g – 801 g

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

18.2 years – 24 years

Diet

Carnivore

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

forest

Egg incubation

28 days

Young per litter or clutch

2.5

Age at maturity

2 years

Litters or clutches a year

1

Lifestyle

Perching

Migration

Sedentary

Conservation status

Not recorded

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderStrigiformes
5. familyStrigidae
6. genusStrix
7. SpeciesStrix varia Barton, 1799

Synonyms Strix georgica, Strix varia georgica, Strix varia helveola, Strix varia varia, Ulula nebulosa

Catalogue of Life

LC, Least Concern

Tawny owl

Strix aluco

Strigidae

LC, Least Concern

Ural owl

Strix uralensis

Strigidae

LC, Least Concern

Great grey owl

Strix nebulosa

Strigidae

B

Brown wood owl

Strix leptogrammica

StrigidaeNo free photo yet

O

Omani owl

Strix butleri

StrigidaeNo free photo yet

S

Spotted owl

Strix occidentalis

StrigidaeNo free photo yet

CompareHoot owl vs Tawny owlHoot owl vs Ural owlHoot owl vs Great grey owlHoot owl vs Brown wood owl

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@misc{hoot_owl_2026,
  title = {Hoot owl (Strix varia)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hoot-owl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}