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Buff-fronted Owl

Aegolius harrisii
(Cassin, J, 1849)
Lechucita Canela
Caburé-acanelado
Family: Strigidae
Order: Strigiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Nyctale harrisii.

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Number of Photography: 47

Foto
Photography ID: 616520
  Adult
Capital
Salta
Argentina
11/24/2024
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 616519
  Adult
Capital
Salta
Argentina
11/24/2024
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 611452
  Adult
Capital
Salta
Argentina
11/24/2024
Pablo Serur
Foto
Photography ID: 578497
  Adult
Departamento de Rivera
Rivera
Uruguay
03/24/2024
Guillermo Menéndez
Foto
Photography ID: 571114
  Adult
Finca La Montaña
Salta
Argentina
02/05/2024
María Alejandra Sosa
Foto
Photography ID: 570954
  Adult
Finca La Montaña
Salta
Argentina
02/05/2024
Jorge La Grotteria
Foto
Photography ID: 529647
  Adult
Tuneles de la Merced
Catamarca
Argentina
01/17/2023
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 528074
♂  Adult
Loma Monte Lindo, Pirané
Formosa
Argentina
03/02/2023
Pablo Ezequiel Ghisla
Foto
Photography ID: 481522
  Adult
Andresito
Misiones
Argentina
05/23/2021
Marcelo Javier Wioneczak



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 10



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Ezequiel Ghisla10/09/2025ArgentinaFormosaEl Paso Ghisla, Loma Monte Lindo PiranéIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Jorge La Grotteria02/05/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La MontañaN/AN/ANoNo
Diego Oscar08/01/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La MontañaN/AN/ANoNo
María Alejandra Sosa02/05/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La MontañaN/AAdultYesNo
Pablo Capovilla08/14/2022ArgentinaChacoCamino Límite Norte Reserva 2, Pampa del IndioN/AN/AYesNo
Hugo Caverzasi08/14/2022ArgentinaChacoCamino Límite Norte Reserva 2, Pampa del IndioN/AN/AYesNo
Pablo Eguia05/23/2021ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaN/AN/ANoNo
Héctor Bernardo Fernández08/24/2016ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional ChacoIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria10/11/2015ArgentinaChacoParque Provincial Pampa del IndioIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
David Juszczuk01/03/2015ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional ChacoIndistinguishableAdultYesNo


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Number of Records: 92



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237196109/10/2025ArgentinaFormosaEl Paso Ghisla, Loma Monte Lindo PiranéPablo Ezequiel Ghisla
236293511/09/2025ArgentinaJujuyReserva Natural Privada Ecoportal de Piedra1Gabriel Carbajales
222716424/11/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Montaña, CapitalFederico J. Villegas
220203824/11/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Montaña, CapitalPablo Serur
224750211/09/2024ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 6Marcelo Gavensky
213118301/08/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La MontañaDiego Oscar
209309027/04/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Montaña, Capital2Nazareno Del Carlo
201693524/03/2024UruguayRiveraDepartamento de RiveraGuillermo Menéndez
209320111/03/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Montaña4Victor Hugo Michelini
196662205/02/2024ArgentinaSaltaFinca La Montaña1María Alejandra Sosa
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Buff-fronted Owl (Aegolius harrisii) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.