Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus (Gmelin, 1788) (Aves, Strigiformes), in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

By

Patiu, Fabio De Mello
Tavares, Davi Castro
Gonçalves, Pablo Rodrigues

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020-4-24

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

16

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

485--490

Subjects

Atlantic forest , Brazil , new record , rare bird , Strigidae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/16.2.485

 

Abstract

The geographic distribution of Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus (Gmelin, 1788), in Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil, is revised and expanded. Two individuals were recorded in an Atlantic Forest fragment surrounded by rural and industrial areas in Macaé municipality, on the northern coast of Rio de Janeiro state. This is the twentieth time that B. virginianus is documented in this state in the last two centuries and highlights the importance of bird surveys in regions with ornithological knowledge gaps.