Crested owl, Lophostrix cristata We visited Ecuador in November, 2019.
Barn owls have large heads and heart-shaped faces, and strong legs with powerful talons. Other owls are solitary nocturnal birds of prey with forward-facing eyes and ears, hawk-like beaks, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye. There are twenty-nine species.
Crested owl, Lophostrix cristata
Barn owl, Tyto alba
Mottled owl, Strix virgata
Tropical screech-owl, Otus choliba
Stygian owl, Asio stygius
Burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia
Rufous-banded owl, Strix albitarsis
Spectacled owl, Pulsatrix perspicillata
Great horned owl, Bubo virginianus
Pacific pygmy-owl, Glaucidium peruanum
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