Ciccaba
Ciccaba was a small genus of typical owls found in the Americas. It contained 4 species but they have now been transferred to Strix:
- Mottled owl, Strix virgata
- Black-and-white owl, Strix nigrolineata
- Black-banded owl, Strix huhula
- Rufous-banded owl, Strix albitarsis
Ciccaba | |
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Black-and-white owl | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Strigiformes |
Family: | Strigidae |
Subfamily: | Striginae |
Genus: | Ciccaba Wagler, 1832 |
Species | |
Ciccaba albitarsis |
They were originally classified within the genus Strix and later transferred to Ciccaba.[1]
References
- Pages, The Owl. "Owls of The World from Genus: Strix (Wood Owls) - The Owl Pages". The Owl Pages. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
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