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| Pulsatrix perspicillata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Inopinaves |
| Clade: | Afroaves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Subfamily: | Striginae |
| Tribe: | Pulsatricini Wink et al., 2008? Informal? |
| Genus: | Pulsatrix Kaup, 1848 |
Pulsatrix is a genus of owl in the Strigidae family. They are called spectacled owls because of their prominent facial pattern.
It contains the following species:
- Spectacled Owl, Pulsatrix perspicillata
- Tawny-browed Owl, Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana
- Band-bellied Owl, Pulsatrix melanota
- Crested Owl, Lophostrix cristata
Pulsatrix arredondoi is a fossil species from the Late Pleistocene of Cueva de Paredones, Cuba.
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