Ciccaba

Ciccaba was a small genus of true owls found in the Americas. It contained four species, but they have now been transferred to Strix:

Ciccaba
Black-and-white owl
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Subfamily: Striginae
Genus: Ciccaba
Wagler, 1832
Species

Ciccaba albitarsis
Ciccaba huhula
Ciccaba nigrolineata
Ciccaba virgata

They were originally classified within the genus Strix and later transferred to Ciccaba.[1]

References

  1. Pages, The Owl. "Owls of The World from Genus: Strix (Wood Owls) - The Owl Pages". The Owl Pages. Retrieved 2018-03-22.


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