Chaco Owl (Strix chacoensis)

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
35 - 40 cm

First Described (Guide)
Cherrie & Reichenberger, 1921

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest. Also, subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland, inland wetlands.

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B), Bolivia (B), Paraguay (B).

Chaco of southern Bolivia (Santa Cruz), western Paraguay and northern Argentina (south to Córdoba, San Luis and northern La Pampa).

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 (2010).

Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (13)...)

Chaco Owl (Strix chacoensis) [XC15393]
by Juan Mazar Barnett from San Jos\u00e9 de las Salinas, C\u00f3rdoba, Argentina (call, song)

Chaco Owl (Strix chacoensis) [XC70551]
by JACOB Herv\u00e9 from Palma Chueca, Rivadavia, Salta, Argentina (song)

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

Usually treated as a subspecies of Rufous-legged Owl (Strix rufipes).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

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