Pulsatrix

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Spectacled owls
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Pulsatrix perspicillata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Pulsatrix
Kaup, 1848
Type species
Strix torquata [1]
Daudin, 1800

Pulsatrix is a genus of owl in the family Strigidae. They are called spectacled owls because of their prominent facial pattern. The genus contains the following species:

Pulsatrix arredondoi is a fossil species from the Late Pleistocene of Cueva de Paredones, Cuba.

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References

  1. "Strigidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.