- Rusty-barred Owl
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name = Rusty-barred Owl
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status = NT
status_system = iucn3.1
status_ref =IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=48549|title=Strix hylophila|downloaded=16 May 2006]
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Strigiformes
familia =Strigiae
genus = "Strix"
species = "S. hylophila"
binomial = "Strix hylophila"
binomial_authority = Temminck, 1825
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range_map_caption =The Rusty-barred Owl ("Strix hylophila") is a
species ofowl distributed mainly in the south ofBrazil (where it is known as the Brazilian Owl) [citeweb|url=http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?genus=Strix&species=hylophila|title=Rusty-barred Owl - Strix hylophila, "The Owl Pages"|accessmonthday=16 May|accessyear=2007] and further inland toParaguay and the extreme northeast ofArgentina .citeweb|url=http://www.hawk-conservancy.org/priors/rustybar.shtml|title=The Hawk Conservancy Trust|accessmonthday=16 May|accessyear=2007] The Rusty-barred Owl is one of only two members of the "Strix"genus to be found inSouth America . It is elusive and probably quite rare, and as a result has been little studied. The classification in the "Strix" genus is therefore probably only temporary, until more information can be gathered on the nature of the owl. The same is likely to be true of the other South American bird of the same genus, theChaco Owl ("Strix chacoensis").They are medium-sized owls, 33 to 38
centimetres (13 to 15 in) long, and weighing 285 to 340gram s (10 to 12 oz). Their body and breast are rust-coloured, and they have a brown barring, hence their common name. They have dark eyes set in a rusty coloured heads. They also have a pale buff barring their upper parts.citeweb|url=http://www.owls.org/Species/strix/rusty_barred_owl.htm|title=Rusty-barred Owl ("Strix hylophila")|accessmonthday=16 May|accessyear=2007] The Rusty-barred Owl's call is a very deep grunt, similar to that of afrog .The Rusty-barred Owl feeds primarily on
insect s,vole s,mice , and has been known to eat small birds occasionally, as well as certain reptiles.They prefer to inhabit areas of dense forest or woodland, where they live in the undergrowth. Because of deforestation throughout their range, this bird could be at risk, and is therefore classified as Near Threatened by theIUCN .The breeding season for the Rusty-barred Owl is between the months of August and October. It nests in a tree hole. The incubation period is 29 days on average. The young leave the nest five weeks after birth, and become fully independent at approximately four months.
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