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Encyclopedia > Ciccaba
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Ciccaba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Ciccaba
Wagler, 1832
Species

Ciccaba albitarsis
Ciccaba huhula
Ciccaba nigrolineata
Ciccaba virgata Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... “Animalia” redirects here. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... “Aves” redirects here. ... For uses of the word Owl as a three letter acronym, see OWL. Families Strigidae Tytonidae An owl is any of some 200+ species of solitary nocturnal birds of prey in the order Strigiformes. ... Genera Aegolius: saw-whet owls Asio: eared owls Athene Bubo: horned owls Ciccaba Glaucidium: pygmy owls Jubula Ketupa Lophostrix Micrathene: elf owls Mimizuku Nesasio Ninox Otus: scops owls Pseudoscops Pulsatrix Pyrroglaux: palau owls Sceloglaux Scotopelia Speotyto Strix: earless owls Surnia: hawk owls Uroglaux Xenoglaux Typical owls (family Strigidae) are one... Johann Georg Wagler (1800 - 1832) was a German herpetologist. ... Year 1832 (MDCCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ...

Ciccaba is a small genus of typical owls. It contains 4 species: For other uses of the word, please see Genus (disambiguation). ... Genera Aegolius: saw-whet owls Asio: eared owls Athene Bubo: horned owls Ciccaba Glaucidium: pygmy owls Jubula Lophostrix Micrathene: elf owls Mimizuku Nesasio Ninox Otus: scops owls Pseudoscops Pulsatrix Pyrroglaux: palau owls Sceloglaux Scotopelia Speotyto Strix: earless owls Surnia: hawk owls Uroglaux Xenoglaux Typical owls (family Strigidae) are one of... In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ...

  • Mottled Owl, Ciccaba virgata
  • Black-and-white Owl, Ciccaba nigrolineata
  • Black-banded Owl, Ciccaba huhula
  • Rufous-banded Owl, Ciccaba albitarsis

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THE FOOD HABITS OF SYMPATRIC CICCABA OWLS IN NORTHERN GUATEMALA (5454 words)
The food habits of eight breeding pairs of Mottled Owls (Ciccaba virgata) and a single nesting pair of Black-and-white Owls (C. nigrolineata) were studied in Tikal National Park, Guatemala.
The foot habits of owls of the genus Ciccaba are not well known.
New World Ciccaba inhabit Neo- tropical forests where they are mostly unstudied (Burton 1973), and knowledge of their food habits has come from isolated observations and from stomach content analysis of a few collected specimens (Buchanan 1971, Burton 1973, Marshall 1943, Wetmore 1968).
RESPONSE OF MOTTLED OWLS TO BROADCAST OF CONSPECIFIC CALL (4082 words)
Sonogram of male Mottled Owl (Ciccaba virgata) from Tikal National Park, Guatemala.
Mottled Owls (Ciccaba virgata) were exposed to broadcasts of tape recordings of conspecific calls during a 6-wk period roughly spanning the nesting season of this species in Tikal National Park, Guatemala.
The Mottled Owl (Ciccaba virgata) is widely distributed through the Neotropics, from Mexico to northeastern Argentina (Peterson and Chalif 1973).
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