| Spectacled owls | |
|---|---|
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| Pulsatrix perspicillata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Pulsatrix Kaup, 1848 |
| Type species | |
| Strix torquata[1] Daudin, 1800 | |
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:
- Spectacled owl, Pulsatrix perspicillata
- Tawny-browed owl, Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana
- Band-bellied owl, Pulsatrix melanota
Pulsatrix arredondoi is a fossil species from the Late Pleistocene of Cueva de Paredones, Cuba.
References
- ↑ "Strigidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
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