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SPECTACLED OWL Pulsatrix perspicillata
One of Paraguay´s largest owls, this species occupies the western half of the country, being replaced in the east by the Tawny-browed Owl, a species that was once considered conspecific. Note however the white "spectacles" in this species, the yellow eyes and the yellowish belly. Listen out for his bizarre call, a weirdly wobbly noise that sounds like vibrating a piece of aluminium.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE3206PH) Adult, Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyú (Hugo del Castillo February 2012).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE713PH) Adult, Jardín Zoológico de Atinguy, near Ayolas, Departamento Misiones (Hugo del Castillo March 2008).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE714PH) Adult head detail, Jardín Zoológico de Asunción, Departamento Central (Teatske Nieuborg 2007).