Zebra owl
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Zebra owl ( Strix huhula ) |
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The black-banded owl ( Strix huhula ) is a kind from the family of authentics owl (Strigidae). It occurs in two subspecies exclusively in South America.
features
With a body size of about 30 to 36 centimeters, the zebra owl is a medium-sized species within its genus. There are no feather ears. It is a strikingly dark feathered owl with a sooty-black to blackish base tone. The entire body plumage shows fine light lines. The head is round. The face veil is blackish with concentric white lines. The eyes are brown. The beak and the featherless toes are yellowish horn-colored.
It can be confused with the male owl . However, this species does not have white lines on the head plumage. The South American mottled owl also has an unstriped head.
Distribution area
The distribution area of the zebra owl is South America east of the Andes. It occurs there from Colombia and Venezuela and Ecuador to the Amazon, also in Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina and in southeastern Brazil. It is a resident bird that inhabits tropical and subtropical rainforests, clearings, coffee and banana plantations. It occurs preferentially in the lowlands. However, it has occasionally been observed at altitudes of 1,100 meters above sea level.
Way of life
The zebra owl is exclusively nocturnal. It transmits well hidden in the thick foliage of trees and gets lively with dusk. Its food spectrum is presumably composed mainly of insects. Small mammals and other small vertebrates are of less importance. Nothing is known about the reproductive biology of this species.
supporting documents
Single receipts
- ↑ König et al., P. 375
literature
- Claus König , Friedhelm Weick: Owls of the World . Christopher Helm, London 2008, ISBN 978-0-7136-6548-2
Web links
- Ciccaba huhula inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2013.