Spectacled Owl
About the Spectacled Owl
The Spectacled Owl is a distinctive large owl that lives from southern Mexico into parts of South America. It is a beautiful large owl with a brown head and back, white face and underparts and large yellow eyes.
Spectacled Owls prefer tropical rainforest habitat. They feed on mammals including small rodents, opossums, and skunks. They also take smaller prey items like large insects and crabs.
The population trend for the Spectacled Owl is considered to be stable and the conservation status as of October 2014 is Least Concern.
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Details & Statistics
Added to Birdorable
Hatched June 22, 2009
Scientific Name
Pulsatrix perspicillata
Bird Family
Measurements
Length:
17 to 20 inches
(43.2 to 50.8 cm)
Weight:
1 to 2.2 pounds
(453.6 to 992.2 grams)
Range
International Names
Brazilian
Murucututu
Czech
Putík Brýlatý
Danish
Brilleugle
Dutch
Briluil
Finnish
Kultapöllö
French
Chouette à Lunettes
German
Brillenkauz
Italian
Gufo dagli Occhiali
Japanese
ネガネフクロウ (Meganefukurou)
Norwegian
Brilleugle
Polish
Puchaczyk Zóltobrzuchy
Russian
Сова очковая
Spanish
Lechuzón de Anteojos
Swedish
Glasögonuggla