Introduction
The Rufous-legged Owl is a medium-sized owl with a rounded head and no ear-tufts.
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Information
Distribution: From south central Chile and southwest Argentina to the southern tip of South America, including Chiloé Island.
Range of the Rufous-legged Owl Strix rufipes
Status: Listed as 'Least Concern' by Birdlife International.
Original Description: King, Philip Parker (Rear Admiral). 1827. (The) Zoological Journal 3. (Zool. J.; Conducted by Thomas Bell, John George Children, James de Carle Sowerby, and GB Sowerby. 1824-1835 5 vols., 8vo): p. 426.
