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Rufous-legged Owl

Strix rufipes
King, PP, 1827
Lechuza Bataraz Austral
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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Number of Photography: 37

Foto
Photography ID: 668780
  Juvenile
San Martin de los Andes
Neuquén
Argentina
01/12/2026
Adrian Dario Barboza
Foto
Photography ID: 661982
  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
12/05/2025
Gustavo Marasco
Foto
Photography ID: 631493
 Circuito Chico 20
Río Negro
Argentina
03/22/2025
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 610311
  Adult
Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi
Río Negro
Argentina
11/18/2024
Lucas Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 533043
  Adult
Parque Nacional Los Alerces
Chubut
Argentina
01/10/2023
Andrés Cecconi
Foto
Photography ID: 533032
  Adult
Parque Nacional Lago Puelo
Chubut
Argentina
01/08/2023
Andrés Cecconi



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 9



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Hugo Caverzasi12/02/2021ArgentinaRío NegroCascada Escondida., El BolsónN/AN/ANoNo
Arturo Droppelmann Delgado10/08/2021ChileRegión de Los LagosSector de Santa María, Puerto VarasN/AAdultYesNo
Jorge La Grotteria04/01/2018ArgentinaNeuquénSendero los Robles, Área Natural Protegida Epu LauquenN/AN/AYesNo
Jorge La Grotteria04/01/2018ArgentinaNeuquénSendero los Robles, Área Natural Protegida Epu LauquenN/AN/AYesNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria01/29/2014ArgentinaRío NegroParque Municipal Llao LlaoIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria01/27/2014ArgentinaRío NegroParque Nacional Nahuel HuapiIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Mariano Costa01/27/2014ArgentinaRío NegroRelmu Lafken, Bariloche, Parque Nacional Nahuel HuapiIndistinguishableN/ANoNo
Pablo Meoniz01/08/2014ArgentinaRío NegroParque Municipal Llao LlaoIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Esteban Argerich01/29/2013ArgentinaRío NegroSan Carlos de Bariloche♂ ♀AdultYesNo


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Number of Records: 99



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241917412/01/2026ArgentinaNeuquénSan Martin de los AndesAdrian Dario Barboza
239627105/12/2025ArgentinaTierra del FuegoUshuaia, UshuaiaGustavo Marasco
226538822/03/202521:03ArgentinaRío NegroCircuito Chico 202Julian Uriel Collado
226493022/03/202521:01ArgentinaRío NegroCircuito Chico 20Julian Uriel Collado
226475722/03/202521:01ArgentinaRío NegroCircuito Chico 20Silvina Collado
227675521/03/202520:45ArgentinaRío Negro20 Circuito Chico1Julian Uriel Collado
226433015/03/202522:37ArgentinaSanta CruzRuta Provincial 112Kenneth Roberts
224753618/02/202501:35ArgentinaRío NegroPuerto Blest2Marcelo Gavensky
219815618/11/2024ArgentinaRío NegroLago Escondido, Parque Nacional Nahuel HuapiLucas Sanz
212566128/07/2024ArgentinaNeuquénA 100 metros del puente Hua hum, entre la ruta prov. 48 y el puente, Parque nacional lanin, Hua humCarlos Esteban Bravo
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Rufous-legged Owl (Strix rufipes) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.