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Photographs on this web-site were taken by Paul Smith, Hemme Batjes, Regis Nossent,
Alberto Esquivel, Arne Lesterhuis, José Luis Cartes, Rebecca Zarza and Hugo del Castillo and are used with their permission.
STRIPED OWL Asio clamator
Scattered records from across eastern Paraguay suggest this is a widespread species, but it is seriously under-recorded. Perhaps the best place to see it is in southern Paraguay. One Saturday night I was enjoying a beer on a warm summer´s evening in the plaza in Encarnación when one of these birds flew in silently and perched above my head. It watched me for a while before disappearing into the night sky - it is still the only time I have seen the species in Paraguay!
FIGURE 1 - Adult, PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Hugo del Castillo May 2008).
FIGURE 2 - Pair, left in defensive posture, right in alert posture, Jardín Zoológico de Atingy, near Ayolas, Departamento Misiones (Hugo del Castillo March 2007).
FIGURE 3 - Same pair in threat posture (Hugo del Castillo March 2007).
FIGURE 4 - Adult,  Jardín Zoológico de Atingy, near Ayolas, Departamento Misiones (Hugo del Castillo March 2008).
FIGURE 5 - Adult, Zoologico Juan XXIII, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith June 2007).
FIGURE 6 - Same individual head detail (Paul Smith June 2007).
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