Typical Owls (Strigidae)

Striped Owl (Asio clamator) - HBW 5, p. 239

French: Hibou strié German: Schreieule Spanish: Búho Gritón

Taxonomy: Bubo Clamator Vieillot, 1807, Cayenne.
Often placed in monotypic genus Rhinoptynx, which has been merged with Pseudoscops by some; seems, however, to be very closely related to other Asio species, this supported by recent DNA studies. Race forbesi sometimes merged with nominate. Four subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • forbesi (Lowery & Dalquest, 1951) - S Mexico to Panama.
  • clamator (Vieillot, 1807) - Colombia and Venezuela S to E Peru and C & NE Brazil.
  • oberi (E. H. Kelso, 1936) - Tobago and NE Trinidad.
  • midas (Schlegel, 1862) - E Bolivia and S Brazil S to N Argentina and Uruguay.