Eastern and southern Paraguay, south-eastern Brazil (from Minas Gerais to Rio Grande do Sul) and extreme north-eastern Argentina (Misiones).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through logging and burning is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Rusty-barred Owl (Strix hylophila) [XC317277]
by Fernando Igor de Godoy from Parna Capara\u00f3, Alto Capara\u00f3, Minas Gerais, Brazil (call)
Rusty-barred Owl (Strix hylophila) [XC617569]
by Marcelo J Feliti from Ruta Nacional 101, entre A. \u00d1and\u00fa y A. Central, Parque Nacional Iguaz\u00fa, Misiones, Argentina (song)