Striped owl

Striped owl
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Asio
Species:
A. clamator
Binomial name
Asio clamator
(Vieillot, 1808)
Synonyms

Pseudoscops clamator
Rhinoptynx clamator

The striped owl (Asio clamator) is a medium-sized owl with large ear tufts and a brownish-white facial disk rimmed with black. Its beak is black, and it has cinnamon-colored eyes. It has shorter, rounder wings than most of its close relatives. The upperparts are cinnamon with fine black vermiculation and heavy stripes. The underparts are pale tawny with dusky streaks. It is native to South America and parts of Central America.

Striped owl
  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Asio clamator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22689522A93234205. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689522A93234205.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.

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