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Strix hylophila

Rusty-barred Owl


Strix hylophila

Temminck, CJ, 1825
Lechuza Listada
Coruja-listrada
Family: Strigidae
Order: Strigiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


Description: Ventral, wings, and tail strongly barred with brown. Cinnamon facial disc bordered with brown. Whitish throat. Cinnamon pectoral band also with brown barring.

Geographic Distribution within Argentina: Misiones, northeastern Corrientes, and eastern Formosa.

Habitat: Forest and woodland edges, secondary growths, and near towns.

Behavior: Nocturnal, slow and silent flight that allows it to surprise its prey.

Breeding: Nests in cavities or crevices, where it lays several white eggs.

Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Foto
Photography ID: 700567
  Adult
Itamonte
Minas Gerais
Brazil
07/25/2026
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 700566
  Adult
Itamonte
Minas Gerais
Brazil
07/25/2026
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 700265
  Adult
Salesópolis
São Paulo
Brazil
07/21/2026
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 608154
  Adult
Francisco Beltrão
Paraná
Brazil
10/27/2024
Andre Junior Pieri
Foto
Photography ID: 194768
  Juvenile
São José dos Pinhais
Paraná
Brazil
12/12/2015
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 194408
  Adult
Parque Estadual Intervales
São Paulo
Brazil
02/12/2017
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 141431
  Adult
Parque Estadual Intervales
São Paulo
Brazil
02/29/2016
Esteban Argerich
Foto
Photography ID: 47159
  Adult
Extrema
Minas Gerais
Brazil
09/06/2012
Bruno Frederico Salaroli



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
251355425/07/2026BrazilMinas GeraisGarganta do Registro, Itamonte1Pablo Eguia
251235921/07/2026BrazilSão PauloSalesópolis2Pablo Eguia
247885107/05/202619:50BrazilEspírito SantoParque estadual da Pedra Azul, Domingos MartinsEduardo Jorge Cavalcante Vieira
218489227/10/2024BrazilParanáFrancisco BeltrãoAndre Junior Pieri
172816420/02/2023BrazilSanta CatarinaEco Pousada Rio dos Touros, Urupema, Sc, BrasilFrancisco Paludo
61063604/08/2017BrazilSão PauloParque Estadual IntervalesEmiliano Garcia Loyola
57244414/02/2017BrazilSão PauloTrilla dei beijaflor, Parque Estadual IntervalesEugenia Boggiano
55312912/02/2017BrazilSão PauloParque Estadual Intervales1Eugenia Boggiano
41037129/02/2016BrazilSão PauloParque Estadual IntervalesEsteban Argerich
55290410/02/2016BrazilMinas GeraisBairro Santana, Raul Soares1Wagner Florentino
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Related bibliography


Artículo De la Peña, M. R. 1999. Aves Argentinas, Lista y Distribución. 244 págs. LOLA. Buenos Aires.

Artículo Narosky, T. y D. Yzurieta. 2010. Aves de Argentina y Uruguay – Birds of Argentina & Uruguay: Guía de Identificación Edición Total – A Field Guide Total Edition. 16a ed. 427 págs. Vázquez Mazzini Editores. Buenos Aires. Argentina.

Artículo Narosky, T. Y M. Ruda Vega. 2009. Aves Argentinas, un vuelo por el mundo silvestre. 1a edición. Albatros. Buenos Aires.

Artículo Rodríguez Mata, J., F. Erize. Y M. Rumboll. 2006. Guía de campo Collins, Aves de Sudamérica, No Passeriformes. Letemendia Casa Editora. Harper Collins Publishers. 384 págs. Buenos Aires, Argentina.



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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Rusty-barred Owl (Strix hylophila) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 28/09/2026.