Rufous-legged Owl (Strix rufipes)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-legged Owl, Chilean Spotted Owl, Patagonian Wood-owl

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
33 - 38 cm

First Described (Guide)
King, 1828

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. Also, subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, temperate forest. From sea-level - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B), Chile (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2011).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (42)...)

Rufous-legged Owl (Strix rufipes) [XC52926]
by Felix Vidoz from PN Los Alerces-Lago Verde, Chubut, Argentina (call)

Rufous-legged Owl (Strix rufipes) [XC15287]
by F\u00e9lix Vidoz from PN La Campana, Chile (call, song)

Subspecies
Usually considered to include Chaco Owl (Strix chacoensis) as a subspecies. Subspecies sanborni described from single immature specimen, and is perhaps not acceptable.

Strix rufipes (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Rufous-legged Owl (Strix rufipes) and Chaco Owl (Strix chacoensis) following SACC (2005).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

rufipes King, 1828 - From central Chile and extreme west-central Argentina south to Tierra del Fuego.
sanborni Wheeler, 1938 - Chiloe I, off south-central Chile.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-legged Owl (Strix rufipes) - 10 files

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