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The buff-fronted owl inhabits a variety of landscapes including open humid forest, dry forest, forest edges, subtropical rainforest, and human-altered areas with fruit trees and palms. In the Andes it ranges between 1,500 and 3,800 m (4,900 and 12,500 ft) and elsewhere between about 600 and
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are buff with a black surround and distinctive black patches above its greenish yellow eyes. The nominate subspecies' forehead and hindneck are yellowish buff and the rest of the head and upperparts chocolate brown. The tail is blackish and has two white bars and a white tip. Its chin has a small
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Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 24 August 2021. A classification of the bird species of South
America. American Ornithological Society.
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The buff-fronted owl is 19 to 21 cm (7.5 to 8.3 in) long and weighs 104 to 155 g (3.7 to 5.5 oz). It is compact and has a short tail and a large blocky head without ear tufts. Its
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Salazar, K. P. Segars, K. L. Wood, A. Bonan, and J. S. Marks (2020). Buff-fronted Owl (
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The buff-fronted owl's hunting behavior and diet have not been studied. It has been recorded taking insects, rodents, birds, and other small vertebrates.
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277:by the American ornithologist
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1031:Owls of South America
301:northern saw-whet owl
507:"Appendices | CITES"
1056:Birds of the Tepuis
61:Conservation status
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472:"Buff-fronted Owl
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676:Aegolius harrisii
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323:Description
305:A. acadicus
279:John Cassin
94:Appendix II
1015:Categories
993:Xeno-canto
516:2022-01-14
451:References
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387:phenology
275:described
193:Species:
175:Strigidae
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125:Eukaryota
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368:Behavior
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263:Suriname
186:Aegolius
171:Family:
145:Chordata
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135:Animalia
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98:CITES
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941:NCBI
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915:ITIS
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713:ISBN
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486:2016
441:IUCN
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