Buff-fronted Owl (Aegolius harrisii)

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
19 - 20 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Cassin, 1849)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,600 - 3,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B), Bolivia (B), Brazil (B), Colombia (B), Ecuador (B), Paraguay (B), Peru (B), Uruguay (B), Venezuela (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 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (70)...)

Buff-fronted Owl (Aegolius harrisii) [XC587592]
by Fabrice Schmitt from Urcuqui, San Miguel de Urcuqui, Imbabura, Ecuador (song)

Buff-fronted Owl (Aegolius harrisii) [XC593905]
by Peter de Rouw from Reserva Jorupe, near entrance, Macara, Loja, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
Subspecies iheringi perhaps specifically distinct. Population of Cerro Neblina (southern Venezuela), known only from two specimens collected in 1985, has not been subspecifically determined.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

harrisii (Cassin, 1849) - Andes from north-western Venezuela south to north-central Peru.
iheringi (Sharpe, 1899) - Eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, central and eastern Brazil (Ceará to Rio Grande do Sul), south to north-eastern Argentina and north-eastern Uruguay.
dabbenei Olrog, 1979 - North-western Argentina (Tucumán, Salta and Jujuy). Also (possibly this race) western Bolivia.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Buff-fronted Owl (Aegolius harrisii) - 10 files

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