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Tropical Horned Owl

Bubo nacurutu

Tropical Horned Owl (Bubo nacurutu) — Owls of South America.

The Tropical Horned Owl (Bubo nacurutu) 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 nacurutu

Where it lives

Tropical lowland South America south to northern Argentina

Quick facts

Family
Strigidae
Order
Strigiformes

Biology & behaviour

The Tropical Horned Owl (Bubo nacurutu) is a species of owls in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. It is found in South America — tropical lowland South America s to n Argentina.

Conservation

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Meet the Strigidae

A field guide to the Strigidae family — 236 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.

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