Buff-fronted Owl

This nocturnal bird breeds in open mountain forests, laying its eggs in a tree hole. It takes rodents and other small mammals as its main prey, but will also feed on birds and insects.

The Buff-fronted Owl is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Buff-fronted Owl, Aegolius harrisii, is a small owl. It is a rare and local resident in the highlands of South America from Venezuela south and east to Peru, northern Argentina and northwest Paraguay. The range is effectively separated into two parts by the unsuitable habitat of the Amazon basin. This nocturnal bird breeds in open mountain forests, laying its eggs in a tree hole. It takes rodents and other small mammals as its main prey, but will also feed on birds and insects. More

The Buff-fronted Owl is a small, dumpy, short-tailed and broad-winged owl, 23 cm long and weighing 130 g. It is black above with white flecking on the wings. The underparts are unstreaked buff and the tail is brown with two spotted white bars. The head is large, with yellow eyes and a black-edged buff facial disc. The flight is strong and direct. Misc. More

STATUS: Buff-fronted owls are uncommon in at least parts of their range. The species is possibly Near Threatened. Owlpages.com considers this species probably Rare and locally absent. NatureServe lists it as Imperiled. THREATS: Unknown Buff-fronted owls live in elfin cloud forests and dry forests throughout the Andes Mountains of South America, and in mountain reaches from Guyana to Uruguay — the vast Amazon basin separates these two ranges. More

* Buff-fronted Owlet mistnetted bird in hand Cerros de Amotape National Park, Peru (ssp harrisii) Jacob R Saucier 20 July 2009 31 weeks ago 4 Sounds 1 recording * One bird. More

july, Stygian and Buff-fronted Owl 45 min N Quito, Sooty Shearwater, Orange-throated Tanager, Black-billed Seed-Finch, Striolated Puffbird, Tumbes Hummingbird, White-chinned Swift etc, Spangled Coquette, Black-billed Cuckoo, Buff-tailed Sicklebill, Tumbes Sparrow, Equatorial Graytail, Plumbeous Rail etc. Bicoloured Antvireo, Least Bittern, Sora. More