Birds of Brazil

    STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae (Owls)  
Genus: Strix (3 species, 22 worldwide)

Genus Strix are large stocky round-headed owls, around 35 to 40 cm., and include the well-known North American Barred Owl.


Black-banded Owl
Black-banded Owl (Strix huhula)
Manu National Park, Peru  
   
Photograph by Joel N. Rosenthal   © All Rights Reserved.


Rusty-barred Owl
Rusty-barred Owl (Strix hylophila)
Rio Piracicaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil  
   
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza   © All Rights Reserved.

Rusty-barred Owl
Rusty-barred Owl (Strix hylophila) Immature
Intervales State Park, Ribeirao Grande, Sao Paulo, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Carlos Henrique Luz Nunes de Almeida     Copyright and usage info


Mottled Owl
Mottled Owl (Strix virgata)
Pouso Alegre Lodge, Poconé, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte   © All Rights Reserved.

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