Nocturnal raptor from Peru (1 Viewer)

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jfdocampo

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• Jan 17, 2019

• #1

The only light was from a torch, so the quality of the pictures is very poor. Sorry.

Regards,

 

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SLopezM

Sergio López Martín

• Jan 17, 2019

• #2

Could it be Athene cunicularia?

 

RafaelMatias

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• Jan 17, 2019

• #3

SLopezM said:

Could it be Athene cunicularia?

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Looks like one to me.

 

KC Foggin

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• Jan 17, 2019

• #4

It does look like a Burrowing Owl.

Ran into many of them when I lived in Florida for a few years.

 

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arcadillor

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• Jan 18, 2019

• #5

burrowing owl

 

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jfdocampo

Well-known member

• Jan 18, 2019

• #6

Thank you so much everybody. I forgot to mention the owl was in the jungle. At the shore of the Madre de Dios river. I read that the habitat of the burrowing owl is mainly open dry areas with low vegetation that's not the case. Nevertheless I have found a reference of an individual that was seen in Puerto Maldonado, but it seems it was the first citation there. Maybe mine is second? )

https://www.researchgate.net/public...ental_del_EIA_del_lote_111_Madre_de_Dios_Peru