Tawny-browed Owl
Gelbbrauenkauz ( Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana )
Called The Gelbbrauenkauz ( Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana ), also Koeniswald - fogy or White -throated Spectacled, a species of owl in the family authentics owls ( Strigidae ). It is found only in South America.
Appearance
The Gelbbrauenkauz reaches a body length of 44 centimeters and is a medium sized representatives within the genus Brillenkäuze. The eyebrows are yellowish - brown and maroon eyes. On the chin there is a large white spot. As for Brillenkäuze typically extends across the chest a wide brown band, which may be interrupted in some individuals in the middle. The rest of the body underside is yellowish - cinnamon. The legs are feathered, the toes are naked.
The Gelbbrauenkauz can be confused with several other Brillenkäuzen. Both the Spectacled and the short -browed Spectacled are slightly larger and reach body lengths of up to 52 centimeters. The Spectacled has showy white eyebrows; the short -browed Spectacled differs from Gelbbrauenkauz mainly by its much shorter eyebrows and his yellow-brown to dark yellow eyes. The Bindenkauz, unlike the Gelbbrauenkauz a whitish belly. All four species are distinguished by their sound repertoire.
Area of distribution and habitat
The distribution area of Gelbbrauenkauzes extends from eastern Brazil to north- east Argentina. He is probably a state bird and colonized tropical and subtropical forests with old trees. Often these are interspersed with conifers such as Araucaria angustifolia. He comes at altitudes up to 1,500 meters before above sea level.
Way of life
The Gelbbrauenkauz is a nocturnal owl. It normally meets individually sitting in trees. Its diet consists of small mammals and birds. But he also suggests other small vertebrates and larger insects. He uses tree hollows as nesting. The nest usually consists of two white eggs, which are incubated by the female alone. The male feeds the female during this time with food. The young birds fledge at about five to six weeks. They are supplied for several months by the parents birds.