Blood parasites in owls with conservation implications for the Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis).
The three subspecies of Spotted Owl (Northern, click here Strix occidentalis caurina; California, S.o.occidentalis; and Mexican, S.o.lucida) are all threatened by habitat loss and range expansion of the Barred Owl (S.varia).An unaddressed threat is whether Barred Owls could be a source of novel strains of disease such as avian malaria (Plasmodium s