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Band-bellied Owl

Pulsatrix melanota
Family
Owls
Order
Strigiformes
Codes
babowl1, BBOW
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderStrigiformes
FamilyOwls (Strigidae)
SpeciesPulsatrix melanota
Codesbabowl1, BBOW
Identification

The Band-bellied Owl (Pulsatrix melanota) is a member of the Owls family within the order Strigiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code babowl1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Owls
White-fronted Scops-Owl
Otus sagittatus
Andaman Scops-Owl
Otus balli
Reddish Scops-Owl
Otus rufescens
Serendib Scops-Owl
Otus thilohoffmanni
Sandy Scops-Owl
Otus icterorhynchus
Sokoke Scops-Owl
Otus ireneae
Band-bellied Owl photo
(c) Larry Kay, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Pulsatrix melanota

Family: Owls

Order: Strigiformes

eBird Code: babowl1