Spectacled Owl
Pulsatrix perspicillata(Latham, J, 1790)
English (US) Spectacled Owl
The Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Strigidae (Owls) in the order Strigiformes.
- Scientific name
- Pulsatrix perspicillata
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spectacled Owl
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Pulsatrix perspicillata saturata
- Pulsatrix perspicillata chapmani
- Pulsatrix perspicillata perspicillata
- Pulsatrix perspicillata trinitatis
- Pulsatrix perspicillata boliviana
- Pulsatrix perspicillata pulsatrix
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Strix perspicillata
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
- Type locality
- Cayenne.
- Original description
- Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1 p.58
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Tawny-browed Owl
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Band-bellied Owl
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Mottled Owl
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Black-and-white Owl
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Black-banded Owl
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Rufous-banded Owl
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