Crested owl
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Lophostrix
Lesson, 1836
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L. cristata
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| Lophostrix cristata (Daudin, 1800)
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The crested owl (Lophostrix cristata) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is the only species (monotypic), in the genus Lophostrix.
Distribution and habitat
The crested owl is found in Central America and northern South America, where it occurs in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. It is found in the Amazon Basin except in the north-west basin region with western Guyana, Venezuela, and central-eastern Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
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External links
- Crested owl videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Stamps (for Suriname) with ~RangeMap
- Crested Owl photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
- Photo-Medium Res; Article montereybay.com–"Strigidae"
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- Pages with broken file links
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Strigidae
- Birds of the Amazon Basin
- Birds of the Guianas
- Birds of Marajó
- Birds of Brazil
- Birds of Colombia
- Birds of Ecuador
- Birds of Peru
- Birds of Bolivia
- Birds of South America
- Birds of Central America
- Birds of Mexico
- Native birds of Southern Mexico
- Animals described in 1800
- Strigiformes stubs
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