Most taxonomies recognize three subspecies: the northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina), which lives in British Columbia, the Pacific Northwest of the United States, and northern California; the California spotted owl (S. occidentalis occidentalis), limited to California; and the Mexican spotted owl (S. occidentalis lucida), which lives in the desert southwest of the United States and Mexico.
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