New Species of Owl Discovered High in the Mountains of Peru

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Ornithologists have described a new species of horned owl that is found in the high Andes of northern Peru. The bird has been given the scientific name Bubo jalca, and its extremely limited range is already raising concerns about its future, writes Sci.News. The new species inhabits the so-called jalca – cold high-altitude grasslands and adjacent cloud forests in the Huancabamba depression. It is this specific ecosystem that separates the high-a…

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In Peru, scientists have discovered a new species of owl, previously unknown to science, that lives only in a small area of the highlands of the Andes. The bird was named Bubo jalca, or Andean horned owl. Her main feature is not her appearance, but her unique voice.