Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Strigiformes > Strigidae > Aegolius > Aegolius harrisii| | Aegolius harrisii (Buff-fronted Owl) | |
The Buff-fronted Owl, Aegolius harrisii, is a small owl. It is a rare and local resident in the highlands of South America from Venezuela south and east to Peru, northern Argentina and northwest Paraguay. The range is effectively separated into two parts by the unsuitable habitat of the Amazon basin. This nocturnal bird breeds in open mountain forests, laying its eggs in a tree hole. It takes rodents and other small mammals as its main prey, but will also feed on birds and insects. |
| Adult Weight [1] | 120 grams |  | | Clutch Size [2] | 3 |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
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Alta Paraná Atlantic forests |
Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Araucaria moist forests |
Brazil |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Bahia coastal forests |
Brazil |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Bolivian Yungas |
Bolivia |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Caatinga |
Brazil |
Neotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Central Andean puna |
Argentina, Bolivia, Peru |
Neotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Cordillera La Costa montane forests |
Venezuela |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Dry Chaco |
Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Humid Chaco |
Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands |
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Northwestern Andean montane forests |
Colombia, Ecuador |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Pantepuis |
Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Brazil |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Paraná flooded savanna |
Argentina |
Neotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Peruvian Yungas |
Peru |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Southern Andean Yungas |
Bolivia, Argentina |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Southern Cone Mesopotamian savanna |
Argentina |
Neotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Uruguayan savanna |
Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands |
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Venezuelan Andes montane forests |
Colombia, Venezuela |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
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Atlantic Forest |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay |
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Tropical Andes |
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela |
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Species recognized by Peterson A.P., 28-Sep-2005, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in  Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Belton, W. 1984. Birds of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Part 1. Rheidae through Furnariidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 178: 369– 636. ♦ 2Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303 Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinderRange map provided by Ridgely, R. S., T. F. Allnutt, T. Brooks, D. K. McNicol, D. W. Mehlman, B. E. Young, and J. R. Zook. 2007. Digital Distribution Maps of the Birds of the Western Hemisphere, version 3.0. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia, USA.
Data provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Robert Ridgely, James Zook, The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International - CABS, World Wildlife Fund - US, and Environment Canada - WILDSPACE.
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