Tawny-browed Owl

Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana (Bertoni, MS & Bertoni, AW, 1901)

Tawny-browed Owl, Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana, is a bird of the owl family that breeds in south-east Brazil, eastern Paraguay and north-east Argentina. It is a forest species of humid tropical woodland, open woodland and Araucaria-dominated forest. Its most distinctive feature is the pale brow pattern over chestnut-brown eyes, set on a brown face with an ochre border and a white chin patch. The breast, upperparts and tail are dark chocolate brown, with white bars on the tail, while the belly is buff and the remaining underparts are light ochre.

Order

Strigiformes

Family

Strigidae — Owls

Breeding range

South America: se Brazil, e Paraguay and ne Argentina