Ciccaba
| Ciccaba | |
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| Black-and-white owl | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Ciccaba Wagler, 1832 |
| Species | |
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Ciccaba albitarsis | |
Ciccaba was a small genus of typical owls found in the Americas. It contained 4 species but they have now been transferred to Strix:
- Mottled owl, Strix virgata
- Black-and-white owl, Strix nigrolineata
- Black-banded owl, Strix huhula
- Rufous-banded owl, Strix albitarsis
They were originally classified within the genus Strix and later transferred to Ciccaba.[1]
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