Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Black-banded Owl (Strix huhula) - HBW 5, p. 205
French: Chouette huhul
German: Zebrakauz
Spanish: Cárabo Negro
Taxonomy: Strix huhula Daudin, 1800, Cayenne.
This species, along with S. virgata, S. nigrolineata, S. albitarsus and sometimes Afrotropical S. woodfordii, often placed in separate genus Ciccaba on basis of differences in external ear structure compared with Strix, but DNA studies show that generic separation not warranted. Forms superspecies with S. nigrolineata. Sometimes treated as conspecific with latter, but differs in size, voice and plumage. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- huhula Daudin, 1800 - E Colombia, S Venezuela and the Guianas to NE Brazil, S to E Peru, NW Argentina, N Paraguay and E Brazil.
- albomarginata Spix, 1824 - SE Brazil, E Paraguay and NE Argentina (Misiones).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a tree singing once, looking around and flying away Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp huhula)
Josep del Hoyo 3 September 2007 3 years ago 36 sec 4.6 -
A bird in a tree singing once and looking down Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp huhula)
Josep del Hoyo 3 September 2007 3 years ago 40 sec 4.4 -
A bird in a tree looking around and singing several times Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp huhula)
Josep del Hoyo 3 September 2007 3 years ago 47 sec 4.3
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This owl was hunting bats near a hole in the tree at the entrance of the AGUAPE LODGE.
Locality Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Edson Endrigo 23 July 2008 40 weeks ago 4.3 -
this bird appeared at home
Locality Itapoá, Santa Catarina State, Brazil
beto vieira 25 May 2009 2 years ago 3.8
- No sound recordings available yet
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