''Pulsatrix'' is a genus of
owl
Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes (), which includes over 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers a ...
in the family
Strigidae
The true owls or typical owls (family Strigidae) are one of the two generally accepted families of owls, the other being the barn owls (Tytonidae). This large family comprises 230 living or recently extinct species in 24 genera. The typical owl ...
. They are called spectacled owls because of their prominent facial pattern. The genus contains the following species:
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Spectacled owl
The spectacled owl (''Pulsatrix perspicillata'') is a large tropical owl native to the neotropics. It is a resident breeder in forests from southern Mexico and Trinidad, through Central America, south to southern Brazil, Paraguay and northwestern ...
, '' Pulsatrix perspicillata''
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Tawny-browed owl, '' Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana''
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Band-bellied owl
The band-bellied owl (''Pulsatrix melanota'') is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Taxonomy and systematics
The band-bellied owl may form a superspecies with tawny-browed owl (''Pul ...
, '' Pulsatrix melanota''
''Pulsatrix arredondoi'' is a
fossil
A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved ...
species from the Late Pleistocene of Cueva de Paredones, Cuba.
Bird genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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