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Paramo Horned Owl

Bubo nigrescens

Paramo Horned Owl (Bubo nigrescens) — Owls of South America.

The Paramo Horned Owl (Bubo nigrescens) is a member of the Strigidae family found in South America.

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Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Strigiformes
  3. Family Strigidae Owls
  4. Genus Bubo
  5. Species nigrescens

Where it lives

High Andes of Colombia to northwestern Peru

Quick facts

Family
Strigidae
Order
Strigiformes

Biology & behaviour

The Paramo Horned Owl (Bubo nigrescens) is a species of owls in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. It is found in South America — high Andes of Colombia to nw Peru.

Conservation

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