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Maghreb owl

Strix mauritanica (Witherby, 1905)

Status not recordedowls

The maghreb owl (Strix mauritanica) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes.

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Quick facts about the maghreb owl

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the maghreb owl live?

Not recorded

Is the maghreb owl endangered?

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.

How is the maghreb owl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderStrigiformes
  5. familyStrigidae
  6. genusStrix
  7. SpeciesStrix mauritanica (Witherby, 1905)

Synonyms Strix aluco mauritanica, Syrnium aluco mauritanicum

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • بومة مغاربيةArabic
  • Gamarús del MagribCatalan
  • puštík maghrebskýCzech
  • AtlasnatugleDanish
  • MaghrebkauzGerman
  • magreba strigoEsperanto
  • Cárabo del MagrebSpanish
  • Chouette du MaghrebFrench
  • לילית מגרבHebrew
  • sjevernoafrička šumska sovaCroatian
  • Allocco del MaghrebItalian
  • MaghrebbosuilDutch
  • maghrebugleNorwegian
  • puszczyk maghrebskiPolish
  • coruja-magrebinaPortuguese
  • sova berberskáSlovak
  • Atlaska šumska sovaSerbian
  • atlaskattugglaSwedish
  • Mağrip Alaca BaykuşuTurkish
  • сова мавританськаUkrainian
  • 马格里布林鸮Chinese
  • coruja-do-magrebePortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the maghreb owl

Other species in the same genus Strix.

LC, Least Concern
Tawny owl (Strix aluco)

Tawny owl

Strix aluco

Strigidae

LC, Least Concern
Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Ural owl

Strix uralensis

Strigidae

LC, Least Concern
Omani owl (Strix butleri)

Omani owl

Strix butleri

Strigidae

CompareMaghreb owl vs Tawny owlMaghreb owl vs Ural owlMaghreb owl vs Great grey owlMaghreb owl vs Brown wood owl

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the maghreb owl?

The maghreb owl (Strix mauritanica) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Maghreb owl (Strix mauritanica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/maghreb-owl

MLA

“Maghreb owl (Strix mauritanica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/maghreb-owl.

BibTeX
@misc{maghreb_owl_2026,
  title = {Maghreb owl (Strix mauritanica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/maghreb-owl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}