Pulsatrix
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
[edit]- ^ "Strigidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.