Black-banded Owl
Zebrakauz (Strix huhula )
The Zebrakauz (Strix huhula ) is a species of the family of authentics owls ( Strigidae ). It comes in two subspecies exclusively in South America.
Features
With a body size of about 30 to 36 centimeters of Zebrakauz is missing a medium sized ears Article spring within its genus. It is a strikingly dark -feathered owl with a sooty black to blackish tone. The entire body plumage has fine bright lines. The head is round. The face veil is blackish with concentric white lines. The eyes are brown. The beak and featherless toes are yellowish horn color.
Confusion possibilities especially with the Bindenhalskauz. However, this type has no white lines on the head feathers. The South - Sprenkelkauz has also unstriped head.
Distribution area
The distribution area of Zebrakauzes is South America east of the Andes. He comes there from Colombia and Venezuela and Ecuador to the Amazon before, also in Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina, and in southeastern Brazil. He is a settled state bird, the tropical and subtropical rain forests, glades, coffee and banana plantations. He comes in preference to the lowlands. However, Chance it has been observed above sea level even at altitudes of 1,100 meters.
Way of life
The Zebrakauz is exclusively nocturnal. He sits well hidden in the dense foliage of trees and is active with the dawn. Its diet is probably a contraction mainly from insects. A lesser importance have small mammals and other small vertebrates. About the reproductive biology of this species is not known.