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The white-faced owls of Africa, with their huge eyes and striking facial coloration, were separated in Ptilopsis in 1851. In 1854, the highly apomorphic white-throated screech owl of the Andes was placed in the monotypic genus Macabra.
The northern white-faced owl (Ptilopsis leucotis) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. The southern white-faced owl (P. granti) was formerly included in this species and the two were known as the white-faced scops-owl. It is found in a band across Africa between the Sahara and the Equator. It occurs in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon ...
The white-fronted scops owl (Otus sagittatus) is a small Asian owl in the family Strigidae. It has a declining population about which little is known, and is dependent on lowland and foothill forests which are rapidly being destroyed. This species of owl is considered vulnerable and has a population of about
Mauritius scops owl, last seen 1837 and certainly extinct by 1859. [ 3 ] Réunion scops owl , went extinct in the 17th century after the colonization of the island of Réunion.
Subsequently, the highly apomorphic white-throated screech owl of the Andes was placed in the monotypic genus Macabra in 1854. Gymnasio was established in the same year for the Puerto Rican owl , and the bare-legged owl (or "Cuban screech owl") was separated in Gymnoglaux the following year; the latter genus was sometimes merged with Gymnasio ...
White-fronted scops owl: Otus sagittatus (Cassin, 1849) 109 Reddish scops owl: Otus rufescens (Horsfield, 1821) 110 Serendib scops owl: Otus thilohoffmanni Warakagoda & Rasmussen, 2004: 111 Sandy scops owl: Otus icterorhynchus (Shelley, 1873) 112 Sokoke scops owl: Otus ireneae Ripley, 1966: 113 Andaman scops owl: Otus balli (Hume, 1873) 114 ...
Wetar scops owl; White-fronted scops owl This page was last edited on 17 September 2020, at 02:59 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The white-throated screech owl is a large member of its genus. It is 20 to 26 cm (7.9 to 10.2 in) long and weighs 130 to 185 g (4.6 to 6.5 oz). It is overall dark plumaged, has a round head with very small ear tufts, and a longish tail. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a dark brown head and upperparts with small blackish, reddish, and ...