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Fulvous Owl - BirdForum Opus

Strix fulvescens

Identification

Smaller than the nearest populations of Cinereous Owl.

Distribution

Central America: found in the mountains of southern Mexico (eastern Oaxaca and Chiapas) to El Salvador.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

It has been assumed to be a subspecies of Barred Owl in the past

Habitat

Pine-oak forest and humid forest at hights above 1200 m above sea level

Behaviour

Breeding

Breeds in natural holes in tree trunks.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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