Stygian owl
Asio stygius (Wagler, 1832)
The stygian owl (Asio stygius) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh 553.2 g to 565 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the stygian owl
- Weight
- 553.2 g – 565 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the stygian owl live?
Not recorded
What is the stygian owl?
The Stygian owl (Asio stygius) is a medium-sized "typical owl" in subfamily Striginae. It is found in Mexico, parts of Central America, Cuba, Hispaniola, and 10 countries in South America.
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Is the stygian owl endangered?
The stygian owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the stygian owl classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderStrigiformes
- familyStrigidae
- genusAsio
- SpeciesAsio stygius (Wagler, 1832)
Synonyms Nyctalops stygius
Other names and names in other languages (44)
- Devil owlEnglish
- بوم الشيطانArabic
- mussol negrósCatalan
- kalous americkýCzech
- tylluan gorniog De AmericaWelsh
- FlagermushornugleDanish
- StyxeuleGerman
- Styx-EuleGerman
- Stigia orelstrigoEsperanto
- stiksa orelstrigoEsperanto
- Búho negruzcoSpanish
- Búho cara oscuraSpanish
- CiguapaSpanish
- Lechuza OrejitaSpanish
- Lechuzón negruzcoSpanish
- SiguapaSpanish
- toonerätsEstonian
- tummasarvipöllöFinnish
- Hibou maître-boisFrench
- mèt bwaHaitian Creole
- ינשוף השאולHebrew
- tamnolica sovaCroatian
- Styx fülesbagolyHungarian
- Gufo stigioItalian
- Gufo dello StigeItalian
- ナンベイトラフズクJapanese
- amerikinė pelėdaLithuanian
- StyxugleNorwegian Bokmål
- Grote RansuilDutch
- styksugleNorwegian
- uszatka ciemnaPolish
- mocho-diaboPortuguese
- bufo-sombrioPortuguese
- Coruja-diaboPortuguese
- mocho-do-diaboPortuguese
- Черноватая соваRussian
- Центральноамериканская ушастая соваRussian
- myšiarka tmaváSlovak
- Stigijska sovaSerbian
- mörk hornugglaSwedish
- Kurum Suratlı BaykuşTurkish
- сова темнаUkrainian
- 乌耳鸮Chinese
- 烏耳鴞Chinese
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Relatives of the stygian owl
Other species in the same genus Asio.
Long-eared owl
Asio otus
Short-eared owl
Asio flammeus
Marsh owl
Asio capensis
Abyssinian owl
Asio abyssinicus
Striped owl
Asio clamator
Madagascar owl
Asio madagascariensis
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the stygian owl?
An adult stygian owl weighs 553.2 g – 565 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the stygian owl endangered?
The stygian owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the stygian owl?
The stygian owl (Asio stygius) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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