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Pulsatrix

Julia Gulka and David P. Mindell
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To date there does not appear to be a published topology that includes all three Pulsatrix species. Wink et al. 2009 includes two of the three species, but further analysis is needed to resolve interspecific relationships.
Containing group: Strigidae

References

Wink, M., A. El-Sayed, H. Sauer-Gurth, and J. Gonzalez. 2009. Molecular phylogeny of owls (Strigiformes) inferred from DNA sequences of the mitochondrial Cytochrome b and the nuclear RAG-1 gene. Ardea 97(4): 581-591.

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Scientific Name Pulsatrix perspicillata
Location captive at World Bird Sanctuary
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Spectacled Owl.
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2006 Vearl Brown
Scientific Name Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana
Location São Paulo state, Brazil
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Tawny-browed Owl (Pulsatrix koeniswaldiana)
Copyright © Arthur Grosset
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Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, USA

David P. Mindell
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, USA

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