Known from the discs' own bird lists
Long-tufted Screech-Owl
otus sanctaecatarinae
Strigidae
- Disc 2 · 2001 not listed
- Disc 3 · 2006 not listed
- Disc 1 · 2011 listed
The detailed account of this bird below comes from Disc 1 · 2011. The other discs list the bird but carry no account of it, and none is invented here. It first appears on Disc 1 · 2011.
From the original Disc 1 · 2011 revision
Detailed account — Disc 1 · 2011
This detailed account first appears in the 2011 Disc 1 revision; the earlier releases have no account for this bird.
Description Disc 1 · 2011
24-27 cm. A large Otus occurring in brown and rufous morphs. The brown morph (most common) is yellowish brown to ochraceous buff; veil ochre brown, rim blackish brown; ear tufts bushy and long; the upper parts brown with a slight ochre tinge; the feathers of the mantle and back with broad black shaft streaks; scapulars with dark margined whitish areas, the outer webs forming a row of white spots across the shoulder; primaries and secondaries barred dark and buff; tail feathers more distinctly barred than in otus atricapillus; underside streaked coarsely dark; eye light yellow to orange yellow (but individuals with light brown eyes occur); bill and cere greenish gray; bare toes greenish gray.
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rufous morph Disc 1 · 2011 -
brown morph Disc 1 · 2011
Each plate is labelled with the disc's own caption.
The account, continued
Voice Disc 1 · 2011
Song a) a rapid trill lasting 6-8 seconds; song b) (listen to # 1 and # 2) a distinct "burrbububu..bu..bu..bu..bu" increasing gradually in volume. Female song b) hoarse "cra..cra..cra..cra..cra.." often uttered in duet form.
Behavior Disc 1 · 2011
A perch hunter, prey is taken from branches or from the ground.
Habitat and status Disc 1 · 2011
Rare in semi-open woodland and borders, parks, upland moors. 300 - 1000 meters.
Distribution Disc 1 · 2011
Should occur in Southern Estado São Paulo, but there are no records.
Taxonomy notes Disc 1 · 2011
Larger than Otus atricapillus, bulkier, with stronger feet, longer ear tufts, lighter coloured crown and yellow eyes.
Vocalizations
Each disc's own recording entries are shown under that disc's label. A player appears only where the recording's file survives on a preserved disc.
Disc 1 · 2011
Calls, November 28, 2002, São Francisco de Paula, RG. Forest. Clear, 20°C. Disc 1 · 2011
Calls, November 28, 2002. São Francisco de Paula, RG. Forest. Clear, 20°C. Disc 1 · 2011
Which discs list this bird
- Disc 2 · 2001 — not in this disc's bird list
- Disc 3 · 2006 — not in this disc's bird list
- Disc 1 · 2011 — in this disc's bird list
How that was established
- Disc 1 · 2011
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The disc's own record fields that place the bird on its list: a non-empty entry in the species table, and the byte that marks it as selected on a local checklist.
Historical checklist participation
Disc 1 · 2011
Listed on product/edition lists: Sebrazil.ckd