Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Rufous-legged Owl (Strix rufipes) - HBW 5, p. 200
French: Chouette masquée
German: Rotfußkauz
Spanish: Cárabo Bataraz
Other common names: Chilean Spotted Owl, Patagonian Wood-owl
Taxonomy: Strix rufipes King, 1828, Port Famine, Straits of Magellan.
Thought probably most closely related to S. hylophila and S. chacoensis, all having vocalizations very different from other Strix, and possibly generically distinct. Usually considered to include S. chacoensis as a race, but differs in plumage, morphology and voice. Race sanborni described from single immature specimen, perhaps not acceptable. Two subspecies tentatively recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- rufipes King, 1828 - from C Chile and extreme WC Argentina S to Tierra del Fuego.
- sanborni Wheeler, 1938 - Chiloe I, off SC Chile.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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spotlighted from below Locality La Campana National Park, Chile (ssp rufipes)
Martin Kennewell 20 November 2011 23 weeks ago 37 sec 3.8 -
calling (and a second one also calling), but general lack of torch light! Locality La Campana National Park, Chile (ssp rufipes)
Martin Kennewell 20 November 2011 23 weeks ago 15 sec 2.7 -
A bird looking around Locality Greifvogelpark, Buchs, St. Gallen Canton, Switzerland
Michael C 1 January 2008 2 years ago 23 sec 2
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A perched bird.
Locality Tierpark Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Tomasz Doroń 2 October 2009 2 years ago 3.5 -
Hear the call to evening
Locality Tierra del Fuego National Park, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
Marcelo Carlos de Cruz 25 February 2011 1 year ago 3.3
- No sound recordings available yet
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