''Pulsatrix'' is a genus of
owl in the family
Strigidae. They are called spectacled owls because of their prominent facial pattern. The genus contains the following species:
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Spectacled owl, '' Pulsatrix perspicillata''
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Tawny-browed owl, '' Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana''
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Band-bellied owl
The band-bellied owl (''Pulsatrix melanota'') is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Taxonomy and systematics
The band-bellied owl may form a superspecies with tawny-browed owl (''Pu ...
, '' Pulsatrix melanota''
''Pulsatrix arredondoi'' is a
fossil species from the Late Pleistocene of Cueva de Paredones, Cuba.
Bird genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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