Striped Owl
Asio clamator
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 1,466
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The striped owl (Asio clamator) is a medium-sized owl with large ear tufts and a brownish-white facial disk rimmed with black. Its beak is black, and it has cinnamon-colored eyes. It has shorter, rounder wings than most of its close relatives. The upperparts are cinnamon with fine black vermiculation and heavy stripes. The underparts are pale tawny with dusky streaks. It is native to South America and parts of Central America.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Striped owl”.