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title: "Lesser Horned Owl"
description: "Bubo magellanicus — Aves. The lesser horned owl or Magellanic horned owl (Bubo magellanicus) is a large owl of the genus Bubo found in southern South America, extending north to the central Andes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/lesser-horned-owl
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lesser Horned Owl

> Bubo magellanicus — Aves. The lesser horned owl or Magellanic horned owl (Bubo magellanicus) is a large owl of the genus Bubo found in southern South America, extending north to the central Andes.

- Scientific name: *Bubo magellanicus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1402
- Wikidata: [Q1883973](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1883973)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1456383](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1456383)

## Names

- en: Lesser Horned Owl
- de: Magellan-Uhu
- es: Tucúquere
- fr: Grand-duc de Magellanie
- nl: Magelhaenoehoe
- pl: Puchacz magellański

## Countries with the most observations

CL (851), AR (346), PE (40), BO (29)

## Summary

The lesser horned owl or Magellanic horned owl (Bubo magellanicus) is a large owl of the genus Bubo found in southern South America, extending north to the central Andes. It has traditionally been classified as a subspecies of the great horned owl (Bubo virginianus), but is now treated as a separate species based on differences in voice and size and because of the genetic distance between the two.
It is about 45 cm (18 in) long with birds in the north of the range being largest. It has broad wings and a large head with two "ear" tufts. The plumage is mainly grey-brown but is quite variable in colour. The underparts…

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

## Photo

![Lesser Horned Owl](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-horned-owl/medium.jpg)

Photo: Julia Ariadna · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/328912129

## Machine access

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