Birds of Ecuador

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Genus: Strix (4 species, 22 worldwide)

Genus Strix are large stocky round-headed owls, around 35 to 40 cm., and include the well-known North American Barred Owl.


Rufous-banded Owl (Strix albitarsis albitarsis) Rio Blanco Ecological Reserve, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

A medium-sized owl, small for genus strix, found at over 2500 meters.
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Black-banded Owl (Strix huhula) Manu National Park, Peru
Photograph by Joel N. Rosenthal © All Rights Reserved.


Black-banded Owl (Strix huhula) San Isidro Lodge, Ecuador At the San Isidro lodge on the eastern slope of the Ecuadorian Andes lives a family of owls different than any others. They have some characteristics of the Black-banded Owl found in the Amazon basin, and the Black-and-white Owl found in western Ecuador and elsewhere.
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Black-and-white Owl (Strix nigrolineata) Minca, Magdalena, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Mottled Owl (Strix virgata) Pouso Alegre Lodge, Poconé, Brazil
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte © All Rights Reserved.

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