Peruvian mistery owl -- an undescribed species
Photo by miguelrouco
Location: Manu National Park, Peru, July 2010
Photo by miguelrouco
Location: Manu National Park, Peru, July 2010
San Isidro Owl -- an undescribed species
Photo by Stanley Jones
Location: San Isidro Lodge, Ecuador, December 2007
Photo by Stanley Jones
Location: San Isidro Lodge, Ecuador, December 2007
Genus: Ciccaba
Description
Three species of Owls from Central and South America.
Taxonomy
Ciccaba is a genus in the family Strigidae.
Ciccaba vs. Strix
Most authorities (Sibley & Monroe, 1996) retain Mottled Owl (virgata), Black-and-white Owl (nigrolineata), Black-banded Owl (huhula), and Rufous-banded Owl (albitarsis) in the genus Strix. König et al. state that the general morphology and phylogenetic evidence of these four species does not indicate separation from the rest of Strix, and Restall goes on to explain that they were originally separated into the genus Ciccaba based on anatomy of the external ear. As Clements (2022) and IOC (2022) also place these species in Strix, the Opus follows.
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|---|---|---|---|
| C. virgata | Mottled Owl | ||
| C. nigrolineata | Black-and-white Owl | ||
| C. huhula | Black-banded Owl | ||
| C. albitarsis | Rufous-banded Owl | ||
