Pulsatrix

Spectacled owls
Pulsatrix perspicillata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Strigidae
Genus:	Pulsatrix Kaup, 1848
Type species
Strix torquata[1] Daudin, 1800

Pulsatrix is a genus of owl in the family Strigidae. They are called spectacled owls because of their prominent facial pattern. The genus contains the following species:

• Spectacled owl, Pulsatrix perspicillata
• Tawny-browed owl, Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana
• Band-bellied owl, Pulsatrix melanota

Pulsatrix arredondoi is a fossil species from the Late Pleistocene of Cueva de Paredones, Cuba.

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Genera of owls and their extinct allies

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Aves
• Clade: Neoaves
• Clade: Passerea
• Clade: Telluraves

Basal Telluraves
Telluraves †Lamillavis? †Zealandornithidae Zealandornis Australaves See Australaves Afroaves †Lutavis? Accipitrimorphae See Accipitrimorphae Coliiformes See Coliiformes Strigiformes See below ↓

Strigiformes
incertae sedis †Ypresiglaux †Heterostrigidae Heterostrix †Ogygoptyngidae Ogygoptynx †Palaeoglaucidae Palaeoglaux †Protostrigidae "Aurorornis" Eostrix Minerva Oligostrix Primoptynx? †Sophiornitidae Berruornis? Enskenia Palaeobyas? Palaeotyto? Sophiornis Strigidae Aegolius †Alasio Asio †Asphaltoglaux Athene Bubo Glaucidium †Grallistrix Gymnasio Gymnoglaux †Intulula Jubula Ketupa Lophostrix Margarobyas Megascops Micrathene †Mioglaux †Miosurnia Ninox †Oraristrix †Ornimegalonyx Otus Pseudoscops Psiloscops Ptilopsis Pulsatrix Scotopelia Strix Surnia Taenioptynx Uroglaux Xenoglaux †Yarquen Tytonidae †Miotyto †Necrobyas †Nocturnavis Phodilus †Prosybris †Selenornis Tyto

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