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Crested Owl
The Crested Owl (Lophostrix cristata) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is the only species-(monotypic), in the genus Lophostrix.
It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The Crested Owl is found in the Amazon Basin except in the northwest basin region with western Guyana, Venezuela, and central-eastern Colombia.
References
BirdLife International 2004. Lophostrix cristata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
External links
Crested Owl videos on the Internet Bird Collection
Stamps (for Suriname) with ~RangeMap
Crested Owl photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
Photo-Medium Res; Article montereybay.com–"Strigidae"
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