Rufous-legged Owl (Strix rufipes)
About the Rufous-legged Owl
The rufous-legged owl (Strix rufipes) is a medium-sized owl. It is found in Argentina and Chile. The rufous-legged owl has two subspecies, the nominate S. r. rufipes and S. r. sanborni. The latter is known from a single immature specimen. At one time what is now treated as the Chaco owl (S. chacoensis) was also considered to be a subspecies of rufous-legged owl, but the two differ in plumage, morphology, and voice.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 54 recordings for this species: 11 CC BY-NC-ND · 4 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Argentina, Chile in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- African Wood OwlStrix woodfordiirecording
- Barred OwlStrix variarecording
- Black-and-white OwlStrix nigrolineatarecording
- Black-banded OwlStrix huhularecording
- Desert OwlStrix hadoramirecording
- Fulvous OwlStrix fulvescensrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.