Scientific name Lophostrix cristata Higher classification Lophostrix Order Owl | Family Strigidae Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Genus LophostrixLesson, 1836 Similar Owl, Pseudoscops, Pulsatrix, Striped owl, Northern hawk‑owl | ||
Crested owl call
The crested owl (Lophostrix cristata) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is the only species (monotypic), in the genus Lophostrix.
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Crested owl lophostrix cristata
Distribution and habitat
The crested owl is found in Central America and northern South America, where it occurs in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. It is found in the Amazon Basin except in the north-west basin region with western Guyana, Venezuela, and central-eastern Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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