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title: "Stygian Owl"
description: "Asio stygius — Birds. The Stygian owl (Asio stygius) is a medium-sized \"typical owl\" in subfamily Striginae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/stygian-owl
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Stygian Owl

> Asio stygius — Birds. The Stygian owl (Asio stygius) is a medium-sized "typical owl" in subfamily Striginae.

- Scientific name: *Asio stygius*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 1368
- Wikidata: [Q1263556](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1263556)
- iNaturalist taxon: [20331](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/20331)

## Names

- en: Stygian Owl
- de: Styxeule
- es: Búho cara oscura
- fr: Hibou maître-bois
- nl: Grote ransuil
- pt: Coruja-diabo
- pl: Uszatka ciemna

## Countries with the most observations

CO (507), BR (324), MX (115), CU (67), EC (63), GT (29), AR (26), DO (18), PE (17), BZ (9), HN (6), SV (5)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stygian_owl

## Photo

![Stygian Owl](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/stygian-owl/medium.jpg)

Photo: Naturalist Tours · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56333625

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/stygian-owl?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).