Northern White-faced Owl
Ptilopsis leucotis
A relatively small owl, though larger than most scops-owls. Mostly pale gray, with a white face set off by black borders and yellow-orange eyes. Found in dry savanna habitats, where it often spends the day roosting on surprisingly open perches. Very similar to Southern White-faced Owl and best separated by call, but there is little or no overlap in range. The call is a quiet, two-parted “huu-hoooo.”
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Ptilopsis leucotis
- Authority
- (Temminck, 1820)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae
- Genus
- Ptilopsis
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
Other Birds
White-capped Bunting
Emberiza stewarti
Male’s elegant black-and-white facial pattern is unique. Female is plain, streaky brown all over with faint white eye-ring, a weak hint of the male’s facial pattern, and a small white spot on the “ears”. Breeds in rocky gullies, valleys, and hillsides at middle to upper elevations; winters at lower altitudes, in fields, scrubland, and open dry forest. Song is a series of twanging buzzy pulses: “TZI-TZI-TZI-TZI-TZI.”
Black Woodpecker
Dryocopus martius
Unmistakable large, crow-sized woodpecker, all black with a red crown, which is reduced in females. Powerful, straight, and rather flappy flight without the undulations of other woodpeckers. Very noisy, with a strident "ke-yaa" given when landing or perched and a "krry-krry-krry" call uttered in flight. Found in a range of forest types, especially older mixed forest.
Black-billed Flycatcher
Aphanotriccus audax
A fairly small flycatcher with a limited range in eastern Panama and northwest Colombia. Brownish-olive above with an olive chest and a yellow belly. Note two buffy wingbars on dark wings and a grayish face with indistinct whitish spectacles. Bill completely dark. Occurs in the understory of lowland forest. Distinctive song starts with two high-pitched notes that slur into a lower sputter.
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