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|species=A. clamator
|species=A. clamator
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|syn=''Pseudoscops clamator<br/>Rhinoptynx clamator''
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The '''striped owl''' (''Asio clamator'') is a species of [[owl]] of the family Strigidae, and found throughout much of Central and South America.
==Description==
Striped owls are medium-sized, 11-14 inches in length, with a 26 inch wingspan, and weigh between 11-19 ounces, with females larger than males. The face bears a brownish-white facial disk with a black border, with a dark beak and brown eyes. Its back is brown with dark mottling and thick bars, while the underparts are lighter in color, broken by multiple dark vertical stripes.
===Subspecies===
*''Asio clamator clamator''; South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guiana highlands, northern Brazil.
*''Asio clamator forbesi''; southern Mexico to Panama.
*''Asio clamator midas''; eastern Bolivia to Paraguay, southern Brazil to northern Argentina.
*''Asio clamator oberi''; Trinidad and Tobago.
==Habitat==
Striped owls are found in a variety of habitats, such as woodland and tropical rain forests, flood areas, pastures, and fields; they are absent, however, from the central portion of the Amazon rain forest. It ranges sea level up to 5,000 feet in altitude.
==References==
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Birds of Prey]][[Category:Owls]][[Category:Eared Owls]]
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Birds of Prey]][[Category:Owls]][[Category:Eared Owls]]