Bare-legged Owl

Bare-legged Owl
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Strigidae
Genus:	Gymnoglaux P.L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868
Species:	G. lawrencii
Binomial name
Gymnoglaux lawrencii P.L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868
Synonyms
Gymnasio lawrencii Otus lawrencii Margarobyas lawrencii[1]

The Bare-legged Owl or Cuban Screech Owl (Gymnoglaux lawrencii) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family that is endemic to Cuba. It belongs to the monotypic genus Gymnoglaux. Its natural habitats are dry forests, lowland moist forests, and heavily degraded former forest. It lives in the canopy of the forests where it does most of its foraging.

References

1. ^ Olson, Storrs; William Suarez (2008). "A new generic name for the Cuban Bare-legged Owl Gymnoglaux lawrencii Sclater and Salvin". Zootaxa 1960: 67–68. 

• BirdLife International 2004. Gymnoglaux lawrencii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

• "Zipcodezoo.com". July 21, 2008. http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/G/Gymnoglaux_lawrencii/default.asp. Retrieved 2008-07-30 

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