Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Fulvous Owl (Strix fulvescens) - HBW 5, p. 200
French: Chouette fauve
German: Gelbkauz
Spanish: Cárabo Guatemalteco
Taxonomy: Syrnium fulvescens P. L. Sclater and Salvin, 1868, Guatemala.
May form superspecies with S. varia, possibly also including S. occidentalis. Considered by some to be conspecific with S. varia, but differs in vocalizations, morphology and coloration. Monotypic.
Distribution: S Mexico (E Oaxaca and Chiapas), Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a tree, looking around. Locality El Triunfo Camp, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2009 2 years ago 37 sec 3.7 -
A bird on a branch, then flying away. Locality El Triunfo Camp, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2009 2 years ago 38 sec 3.7
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Adult perched on a branch.
Locality El Progreso Department, Guatemala (Monotypic species)
Knut Eisermann 5 December 2011 24 weeks ago 4 -
Adult on day roost.
Locality Chelemhá Cloud Forest Reserve, Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala (Monotypic species)
Knut Eisermann 4 November 2008 2 years ago 3.7
- No sound recordings available yet
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