Strix albitarsis

(Bonaparte, 1850)

Vernacular names
English : Rufous-banded owl
French : Chouette fasciée

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Strigiformes
Family : Strigidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can reach a body length of 36 cm. Their weight is unknown. Head back and wings dark rufous brown with white plumes near eyes and bill. Breast and belly white with strong black and dark rufous barring. Yellow bill.

Range and habitat
This species occurs in South America, mostly in the Andes from north Venezuela and Colombia to Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Lives in humid montane evergreen forest and cloud forest, from 1700 to 3700 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is poorly known from the wild and its status is uncertain. It could be threatened by deforestation.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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