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Spectacled Owl

Pulsatrix perspicillata

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Primary Traits

FamilyStrigidae
OrderStrigiformes
RealmNeotropical
HabitatForest
DietVertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

870.3 g

Elevation

0 m - 1,500 m

Data points

49

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Pulsatrix perspicillata

English name

Spectacled Owl

Order

Strigiformes

Family

Strigidae

Genus

Pulsatrix

Species

perspicillata

Data source

HBW5, BOTW, D07

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Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Neotropical

Latitudinal zone

Tropical-Temperate

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

597 g

Maximum female mass

1,250 g

Minimum male mass

550 g

Maximum male mass

1,075 g

Minimum unsexed mass

500 g

Maximum unsexed mass

1,250 g

Average mass

870.3 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

1,500 m

Maximum elevation

1,800 m

Elevation range

1,500 m

Typical elevation

750 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

4

Primary diet

Vertebrate

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

1.1

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Singly and pairs

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Cavity (tree)

Nest substrate

Tree

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

2

Maximum clutch size

2

Incubating sex

Female

Minimum incubation period

35 d

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

35 d

Maximum fledging period

42 d

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

2

Average fledging period

38.5 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Sedentary