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Magellanic Horned Owl ~ Bubo magellanicus

Introduction

The Magellanic Horned Owl is a medium-sized to large owl with narrow, pointed ear-tufts. It is also known as the Magellan Horned Owl or the Lesser Horned Owl.

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Information

Distribution: Andes of central Peru south to Cape Horne.

Range of Magellanic Horned Owl (Bubo magellanicus)
Range of the Magellanic Horned Owl Bubo magellanicus

Status: Locally common.

Original Description: Lesson, Rene Primevere. 1828. Manuel d'ornithologie, ou description des genres et des principales especes d'oiseaux (Man. Orn.) 1: p 116.

References: (may contain affiliate links)
International Ornithological Congress. 2023. "IOC World Bird List - Owls".
König, Claus & Weick, Friedhelm. 2008. "Owls: A Guide to the Owls of the World (Second Edition)". Yale University Press.
Bubo magellanicus at Xeno-canto.

See also: Other owls from South America, Genus: Bubo.

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