Bare-legged owl
| Bare-legged owl | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Margarobyas Olson & Suarez, 2008 |
| Species: | M. lawrencii |
| Binomial name | |
| Margarobyas lawrencii P.L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gymnasio lawrencii | |
The bare-legged owl or Cuban screech owl (Margarobyas lawrencii) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae that is endemic to Cuba. It belongs to the monotypic genus Margarobyas. Its natural habitats are dry forests, lowland moist forests, and heavily degraded former forest. It lives in the canopy of the forests where it does most of its foraging.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Margarobyas lawrencii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- "Zipcodezoo.com". July 21, 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2008-07-30
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