Crested owl
| Crested owl | |
|---|---|
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| In Panama | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Lophostrix Lesson, 1836 |
| Species: | L. cristata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophostrix cristata (Daudin, 1800) | |
The crested owl (Lophostrix cristata) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is the only species (monotypic), in the genus Lophostrix.
Distribution and habitat
The crested owl is found in Central America and northern South America, where it occurs in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. It is found in the Amazon Basin except in the north-west basin region with western Guyana, Venezuela, and central-eastern Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Lophostrix cristata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- Crested owl videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Stamps (for Suriname) with ~RangeMap
- Crested Owl photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
- Photo-Medium Res; Article montereybay.com–"Strigidae"
