Birds of Peru

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Genus: Pulsatrix (2 species, 3 worldwide)


Band-bellied Owl
Band-bellied Owl (Pulsatrix melanota melanota)
Vereda Verdeyaco, Putumayo, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Band-bellied Owl
Band-bellied Owl (Pulsatrix melanota melanota) Immature
Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Smaller than its closest relative, the Spectacled Owl. Vocal at night and seems common in its range.

Spectacled Owl
Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata)
Zoo Ave, Costa Rica   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Large and widespread, and although a lowland species, seen occasionally up to 2000m.

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