Biotemas (Feb 2011)

Record of the Buff-fronted Owl (Aegolius harrisii) in the Pampa Biome, southern Brazil

  • Marluci Müller Rebelato,
  • Guilherme Garcez Cunha,
  • Renata Figueira Machado,
  • Paulo Afonso Hartmann

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24, no. 1
pp. 105 – 107

Abstract

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We present the second record of the Buff-fronted Owl (Aegolius harrisii) in the Pampa Biome, South Brazil. On 17 January 2010 an adult male was found dead at the roadside along the BR-290, São Gabriel municipality, center-east of Rio Grande do Sul state. The specimen probably collided with a car when using the area for foraging. The record reported here agrees with the suggestion that A. harrisii can use disturbed and open areas.

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