Bubo osvaldoi
Extinct species of bird
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Bubo osvaldoi, also known as the Cuban horned owl, is an extinct species of horned owl from the Pleistocene of Cuba.[1]
| Bubo osvaldoi Temporal range: Pleistocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Bubo |
| Species: | B. osvaldoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Bubo osvaldoi Arredondo & Olson, 1994 | |
It was described by Oscar Arredondo and Storrs L. Olson in 1994 from three bones found in a cave in the Guaniguanico mountain range in Pinar del Río. Analysis of these bones indicates that the species was larger than any current owl.[2]
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