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Crested Owl

Lophostrix cristata

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10.4891, -84.7402

Field Notes

Description:

40 cm.; 400 g .. It is medium sized, stylized with finely vermiculated plumage, relatively long tail and short legs, forehead and eyebrows are white and extend like "horns"

Habitat:

Rainforest

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Comments (5)
Jonathan Sequeira
Thanks for the Comments ...Si una increíble y atemorizante mirada....
alicelongmartin
Wow, I would think that pretty crest would let his victims know he was coming!

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Birds of Panama and Costa Rica
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PublishedMarch 22, 2012

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