RUSTY-BARRED OWL Strix hylophila ATLANTIC FOREST  NEAR THREATENED
This handsome Atlantic Forest owl is an increasingly rare sight in the larger forest bodies of eastern Paraguay. Essentially the humid forest equivalent of the Chaco Owl, it is best detected by its harrowing screeching call. Enough to scare the pants of you on a dark forest trail unless you know the source!
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE1288PH) Adult lateral view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sjeff Ollers October 2009).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE1289PH) Adult ventral view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2010).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE1290PH) Same individual as (FPAVE1289PH) looking up (Paul Smith September 2010).
VIDEO - (FPAVE1291VI) Adult, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2010).
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Strix hylophila
1 (FPAVE1292RE) Single Hoots  recorded Muxfeldt, Departamento Alto Paraná (Myriam Velázquez October 2001).
2 (FPAVE1293RE) Double Hoots  recorded Muxfeldt, Departamento Alto Paraná (Myriam Velázquez October 2001).
3 (FPAVE1294RE) Screech  recorded Muxfeldt, Departamento Alto Paraná (Myriam Velázquez October 2001).
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