Spectacled Owl
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Here is some general information on the spectacled owl.
The Spectacled Owl,
Pulsatrix perspicillata, is a large tropical owl. It is a resident breeder from southern
Mexico and Trinidad south to southern Brazil, Paraguay and northwestern Argentina. There
are six subspecies.
This is a nocturnal species of mature forests. It nests in an unlined tree cavity, laying
two white eggs. It preys on mammals and large insects, and will also take birds, including
smaller owls.
The Spectacled Owl is 46 cm long and weighs 850 g. It is unmistakable with brown
upperparts, head and upper breast, white facial markings and buff underparts. The eyes are
yellow and the bill is pale. The juvenile is even more distinctive than the adult, being
completely white apart from a chocolate brown facial disc.
The call is a deep hooting BOO Boo boo boo boo becoming softer and faster.




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