Ciccaba

Ciccaba
Black-and-white owl
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Subfamily: Striginae
Genus: Ciccaba
Wagler, 1832
Species

Ciccaba albitarsis
Ciccaba huhula
Ciccaba nigrolineata
Ciccaba virgata

Ciccaba was a small genus of typical owls found in the Americas. It contained 4 species but they have now been transferred to Strix:

They were originally classified within the genus Strix and later transferred to Ciccaba.[1]

References

  1. http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?genus=Strix
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