Crested Owl Lophostrix cristata
Crested Owl, Sani Lodge, Sucumbios, Ecuador, November 2019 - click for larger image Sani Lodge, Sucumbios, Ecuador
November 2019

The Crested Owl is distributed from Mexico though Central America to South America south to central Brazil and northern Bolivia. See the distribution map at xeno-canto. It is found mainly in forest edges and clearings.

Crested Owl, Sani Lodge, Sucumbios, Ecuador, November 2019 - click for larger image With its spectacular white brows it is unlikely to be confused with any other species. Strictly nocturnal, if found during its day roost it raises its brows as shown here.

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