†Asio ecuadoriensis Lo Coco et al. 2020 (true owl)
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Aves - Strigiformes - Strigidae
Full reference: G. E. Lo Coco, F. L. Agnolín, and J. L. Román Carrión. 2020. Late Pleistocene owls (Aves, Strigiformes) from Ecuador, with the description of a new species. Journal of Ornithology 161:713-721
Belongs to Asio according to G. E. Lo Coco et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Asio asio, Asio clamator, Asio flammeus, Asio henrici, Asio longaevus, Asio madagascariensis, Asio otus, Asio priscus, Asio stygius
Type specimen: EPNV 6367, a limb element (right tibiotarsus). Its type locality is Quebrada Chalán, which is in a Pleistocene lacustrine sandstone/tuff in Ecuador.
Ecology: volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Quebrada Chalán
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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