A new owl? (1 Viewer)

Andy Bright

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Staff member

• Feb 24, 2005

• #1

Have a look at this one from intrepid birder Steve Blain in Ecuador
http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showphoto.php/photo/42007/sort/1/cat/500/page/1

An undescribed owl ... they don't turn up too often.

cheers,
Andy

 

StuartReeves

Local rarity

• Feb 24, 2005

• #2

Excellent, but how will it fit into the BF database !?

 

Andy Bright

Administrator

Staff member

• Feb 24, 2005

• #3

StuartReeves said:

Excellent, but how will it fit into the BF database !?

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Exactly... a point I made when commenting on the shot, could be a long long wait.

 

Marmot

Well-known member

• Feb 24, 2005

• #4

How about giving it temporary entry to the database as

Blain's Owl -- Strix Blainusbirdforuimus.

 

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Edward woodwood

Member

• Feb 24, 2005

• #5

chhers Andy

new owls do turn up pretty regularly actually

there are probably a fair few Scops types on islands in Asia still to be 'recognised' and Serendib Scops Owl was ony discovered in Sri Lanka a very few years ago...and Cinabar Hawk Owl in Sulawesi

I imagine the scenario is very similar in South America

Tim

 

Andy Bright

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• Feb 24, 2005

• #6

Tim Allwood said:

chhers Andy

new owls do turn up pretty regularly actually

there are probably a fair few Scops types on islands in Asia still to be 'recognised' and Serendib Scops Owl was ony discovered in Sri Lanka a very few years ago...and Cinabar Hawk Owl in Sulawesi

I imagine the scenario is very similar in South America

Tim

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Yep, I suppose it's natural that many nocturnal species have yet to be discovered.
I thought we had a real coup with the Andaman Crake photo last week, seems Steve's Owl could top that.

cheers,
Andy

 

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Edward woodwood

Member

• Feb 24, 2005

• #7

Andaman Crake - wow!

I missed that Andy, being away and all

can you do me a favour and pop the link up pleas?e - I'd love to see that pic.... might be of use to us at OBC too...

Tim

 

Andy Bright

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• Feb 24, 2005

• #8

Tim Allwood said:

Andaman Crake - wow!

I missed that Andy, being away and all

can you do me a favour and pop the link up pleas?e - I'd love to see that pic.... might be of use to us at OBC too...

Tim

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It's in the species database http://www.birdforum.net/bird_index.php? and there's a thread about it further down in this forum with a direct link.

Andy

 

edenwatcher

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• Feb 24, 2005

• #9

This owl has been known for some years - generally goes by the soubriquet "San Isidro Mystery Owl" (Ciccaba sp.) as it is seen at Cabanas San Isidro on the eastern slope of the Andes. It is closely related to black-and-white owl and its looks are between that species and black-banded owl. However it occurs at higher altitudes than both.

We were only there during the day, so missed it.

Rob

 

Andy Bright

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• Feb 24, 2005

• #10

edenwatcher said:

This owl has been known for some years - generally goes by the soubriquet "San Isidro Mystery Owl" (Ciccaba sp.) as it is seen at Cabanas San Isidro on the eastern slope of the Andes. It is closely related to black-and-white owl and its looks are between that species and black-banded owl. However it occurs at higher altitudes than both.

We were only there during the day, so missed it.

Rob

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Thank Rob, seems it's not quite the mystery owl we thought ... plenty of info on it and quite showy for the right photographer at the right moment in the right place!

 

Alastair Rae

London birder

• Feb 24, 2005

• #11

For comparison, I found a pic of black-banded at http://www.jacobwijpkemaservices.nl/Argentina_II/ppages/ppage19.htm

There's someflashed pix & info on the mystery owl at http://www.amazilia.net/images/Birds/Owls/Strix_sp_Ecuador.htm

An 8s exp digiscoping is some feat, never mind an undescibed species!

 

RockyRacoon

Well-known member

• Feb 24, 2005

• #12

Wow! Birdforum is very big now! You just wait and it'll be all over the news, 'Birdforum does it again with: Can you help me ID this House Sparrow Thread'

 

timmyjones

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• Feb 24, 2005

• #13

Yeah and youll find it and in the furture little kids will say to their Dads hey look theres a Apps sub species in with the house sparrows today (thats if they survive that long)