Biology:Ciccaba

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Ciccaba
Black-and-white Owl.jpg
Black-and-white owl
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Subfamily: Striginae
Genus: Ciccaba
Wagler, 1832
Species

Ciccaba albitarsis
Ciccaba huhula
Ciccaba nigrolineata
Ciccaba virgata

Ciccaba was a small genus of typical owls found in the Americas. It contained 4 species but they have now been transferred to Strix:

  • Mottled owl, Strix virgata
  • Black-and-white owl, Strix nigrolineata
  • Black-banded owl, Strix huhula
  • Rufous-banded owl, Strix albitarsis

They were originally classified within the genus Strix and later transferred to Ciccaba.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q751764 entry