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Spectacled Owl / Pulsatrix perspicillata LC

  • Synonyms Black-breasted Owl, Spectacled or Short-browed Owl
  • Old latin name for bird Strix perspicillata

Spectacled Owlbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Alberto Madroño
    Paraguay
  • 2.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Peru
  • 3.
    Song, © Olaf Jahn
    Ecuador
  • 4.
    Song, © Olaf Jahn
    Ecuador
  • 5.
    Calls, © Olaf Jahn
    Ecuador
  • 6.
    Song, © Leonardo Ordóñez-Delgado
    Ecuador
  • 7.
    Calls, "subsong", © Olaf Jahn
    Ecuador
  • 8.
    Duet, song, © JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA
    Brazil
  • 9.
    Calls, immature, © Olaf Jahn
    Ecuador
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Band-bellied Owl
Tawny-browed Owl

Where to see Spectacled Owl

  • Breeding region Middle America, South America
  • Breeding subregion s Mexico to ne Argentina

Spectacled Owl subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Pulsatrix perspicillata bolivianas Bolivia and n Argentina-No
Pulsatrix perspicillata chapmanie Costa Rica to nw Peru-No
Pulsatrix perspicillata perspicillatae Colombia through the Guianas and Amazonia-No
Pulsatrix perspicillata pulsatrixParaguay, e Brazil and ne Argentina-No
Pulsatrix perspicillata saturatas Mexico to w Panama-No
Pulsatrix perspicillata trinitatisTrinidad-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
BulgarianГоляма очилата сова
CatalanMussol d'ulleres, gamarús d'ulleres
Chinese眼镜鸮
Chinese (Traditional)眼鏡鴞
Croatiansova naočarka
Czechpuštík brýlatý
DanishBrilleugle
DutchBriluil
Estoniansuur-prillkakk
Finnishkultapöllö
FrenchChouette à lunettes ou C. à sourcils courts, Chouette à lunettes
GermanBrillenkauz, Brilleneule, Kurzbrauen-Brillenkauz
GuaraniMurukututu, Urukure'a-guasu, Urukure'a guasu
Hungarianpápaszemes bagoly
ItalianGufo dagli occhiali
Japaneseネガネフクロウ, メガネフクロウ
Lithuanianakiniuotoji neotropinė pelėda
Norwegianbrilleugle
Norwegian NynorskBrilleugle
PolishSowa żółtobrzucha, puchaczyk żółtobrzuchy, puchaczyk zóltobrzuchy
Portuguesecoruja-batuqueira, gavião, coruja-do-mato, mocho-mateiro, corujão, coruja-de-garganta-preta, Coruja-murucututu, Murucututu-cara-branca, coruja-d'óculos, murucututu
RussianОчковая Сова, Сова очковая, Очковая неясыть, Очковая неотропическая сова
SerbianNaočarasta sova
Slovaksova okuliarnatá
SpanishLechuzón grande de collar, Buho de Anteojos (Oropopo), Buho de Anteojos, Lechuzón mocho grande, Búho de Anteojos, Lechuzón de anteojos
Swedishglasögonuggla
TurkishGözlüklü Baykuş
Ukrainianсова вохристочерева