Pulsatrix
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| Spectacled owls | |
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| File:Pulsatrix perspicillata.jpg | |
| Pulsatrix perspicillata | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Pulsatrix Kaup, 1848 |
| Type species | |
| Strix torquata[1] Daudin, 1800
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Pulsatrix is a genus of owl in the family Strigidae. They are called spectacled owls because of their prominent facial pattern. The genus contains the following species:
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spectacled owl | Pulsatrix perspicillata (Latham, 1790) Six subspecies
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Mexico, Central America (Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama), Trinidad and Tobago, and South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina). Map of range |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Tawny-browed owl
File:Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana -Parque Estadual da Serra da Cantareira, Sao Paulo, Brasil-8.jpg |
Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana (Bertoni, MS & Bertoni, AW, 1901) |
Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Map of range |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Band-bellied owl | Pulsatrix melanota (Tschudi, 1844) Two subspecies
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Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Map of range |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Pulsatrix arredondoi is a fossil species from the Late Pleistocene of Cueva de Paredones, Cuba.
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