Magellan Horned Owl - Bubo magellanicus

Status: Uncertain, locally frequent in Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego.

Original Description: Lesson, Rene Primevere. 1828. Manuel d’ornithologie, ou description des genres et des principales especes d’oiseaux (Man. Orn.) 1: p 116. Also refer to: König, C., P. Heidrich & M. Wink. 1996. Zur Taxononie der Uhus (Strigidae: Bubo spp.) im sudlichen Sudamerika.Stuttgarter Beitrage zur Naturkunde. Ser. A, Nr. 540, 1-9.

References:

König, Weick and Becking. 1999. "Owls: A Guide to the Owls of the World". Yale University Press

Page Information:

Page compiled by Deane P. Lewis. Page last updated 2005-04-21

OwlPages.com Owl Species ID: 090.020.000

External Links:

Prey Remains of Magellanic Horned Owl - Prey Remains of Magellanic Horned Owl (Bubo magellanicus) at Perito Moreno, Southern Argentina.