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title: "Striped Owl"
description: "Asio clamator — Uccelli. The striped owl (Asio clamator) is a medium-sized owl with large ear tufts and a brownish-white facial disk rimmed with black."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/striped-owl
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Striped Owl

> Asio clamator — Uccelli. The striped owl (Asio clamator) is a medium-sized owl with large ear tufts and a brownish-white facial disk rimmed with black.

- Scientific name: *Asio clamator*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 2737
- Wikidata: [Q1273314](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1273314)
- iNaturalist taxon: [558468](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/558468)

## Names

- en: Striped Owl
- de: Schreieule
- es: Búho Cara Blanca
- fr: Hibou strié
- nl: Gestreepte ransuil
- pt: Coruja-orelhuda

## Countries with the most observations

BR (668), AR (665), CO (514), CR (172), PA (73), EC (66), MX (46), PE (29), PY (22), HN (21), NI (17), GF (15)

## Summary

The striped owl (Asio clamator) is a medium-sized owl with large ear tufts and a brownish-white facial disk rimmed with black.  Its beak is black, and it has cinnamon-colored eyes. It has shorter, rounder wings than most of its close relatives. The upperparts are cinnamon with fine black vermiculation and heavy stripes. The underparts are pale tawny with dusky streaks. It is native to South America and parts of Central America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striped_owl

## Photo

![Striped Owl](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/striped-owl/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/61732604

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/striped-owl?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).