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The '''spectacled owl''' (''Pulsatrix perspicillata'') is a large, highly colored [[owl]] species of the family Strigidae, and found throughout much of tropical and sutropical Central and South America.  The owl gets its name from its bold facial markings, giving it the appearance of wearing eye glasses.

The '''spectacled owl''' (''Pulsatrix perspicillata'') is a large, highly colored [[owl]] species of the family Strigidae, and found throughout much of tropical and sutropical Central and South America.  The owl gets its name from its bold facial markings, giving it the appearance of wearing eyeglasses.

==Description==

==Description==

Spectacled owls are large, broad-wing owls, with a length of 16.1 to 20.6, and weigh between 1 to 2.76 pounds; females are somewhat larger than males.  The upper body plumage is a monochrome dark brown, with the wings and tail bearing pale gray-brown bands. A broad, dark brown band extends across the breast, the remaining underside of the trunk is solid pale yellow to yellowish reddish brown, with the legs feathered in whiteish-red-brown to the toes.

Spectacled owls are large, broad-wing owls, with a length of 16.1 to 20.6, and weigh between 1 and 2.76 pounds; females are somewhat larger than males.  The upper body plumage is a monochrome dark brown, with the wings and tail bearing pale gray-brown bands. A broad, dark brown band extends across the breast, the remaining underside of the trunk is solid pale yellow to yellowish reddish brown, with the legs feathered in whiteish-red-brown to the toes.

The face and head, including the facial disk, is predominately dark brown, but this is interrupted by a bold whitish or tan band under the chin, extending halfway on either side of the face.  The same color forms distinctive eyebrows - the familiar "eye glasses" mark -  extending downward on the sides of the beak to meet up with the chin marking.   

The face and head, including the facial disk, is predominately dark brown, but this is interrupted by a bold whitish or tan band under the chin, extending halfway on either side of the face.  The same color forms distinctive eyebrows - the familiar "eye glasses" mark -  extending downward on the sides of the beak to meet up with the chin marking.   

The courtship and territorial calls of both partners is a succession of ascending and throaty tones, like "pok-pok-bogbogbogbobobo".  Females have a slightly-higher pitch when making the same calls.  They are sometimes referred to as "knocking owls" locally, after it was noted that their calls were more like knocking than hooting<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=wIKyG8a1qL8C&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=knocking+owls&source=bl&ots=1oQFYeFDcj&sig=fDCZ1UO6Osei9XvENJ0hZV1Asu4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiT0uv_rLTTAhXGslQKHcG0DeMQ6AEIUjAL#v=onepage&q=knocking%20owls&f=false</ref>; one author stated they were similar to the noise made by the [[great spotted woodpecker]] (''Dendrocopos major'')<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=qYluAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA310&lpg=PA310&dq=knocking+owls+great+spotted+woodpecker&source=bl&ots=M48DBReJK1&sig=eQg2z8_t7zYJOKFnxxFl9WEPWNk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDjqnBrbTTAhXIrVQKHcAkAK8Q6AEIPDAI#v=onepage&q=knocking%20owls%20great%20spotted%20woodpecker&f=false</ref>.

The courtship and territorial calls of both partners is a succession of ascending and throaty tones, like "pok-pok-bogbogbogbobobo".  Females have a slightly-higher pitch when making the same calls.  They are sometimes referred to as "knocking owls" locally, after it was noted that their calls were more like knocking than hooting;<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=wIKyG8a1qL8C&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq=knocking+owls&source=bl&ots=1oQFYeFDcj&sig=fDCZ1UO6Osei9XvENJ0hZV1Asu4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiT0uv_rLTTAhXGslQKHcG0DeMQ6AEIUjAL#v=onepage&q=knocking%20owls&f=false</ref> one author stated they were similar to the noise made by the [[great spotted woodpecker]] (''Dendrocopos major'').<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=qYluAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA310&lpg=PA310&dq=knocking+owls+great+spotted+woodpecker&source=bl&ots=M48DBReJK1&sig=eQg2z8_t7zYJOKFnxxFl9WEPWNk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDjqnBrbTTAhXIrVQKHcAkAK8Q6AEIPDAI#v=onepage&q=knocking%20owls%20great%20spotted%20woodpecker&f=false</ref>

===Subspecies===

===Subspecies===

==References==

==References==

[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Birds of Prey]][[Category:Owls]][[Category:Spectacled Owls]]

[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Birds of Prey]][[Category:Owls]][[Category:Spectacled Owls]]