Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900 Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988 [Order] Strigiformes Wagler, 1830 - owls Family Strigidae Vigors, 1825 - owls Subfamily Striginae Vigors, 1825 - strange-eared owls Genus Strix Linnaeus, 1758 Strix occidentalis (Xántus de Vesey, 1860) - spotted owl Strix occidentalis caurina (Merriam, 1898) - northern spotted owl