First record of the buff-fronted owl, Aegolius harrisii - ( Cassin, 1849 ) (Aves - Strigidae) from the Brazilian state of Pernambuco

摘要

The genus Aegolius includes five species (Gill and Donsker, 2018), but only the buff-fronted owl, Aegolius harrisii(Cassin, 1849) occurs in Brazil (Piacentini et al., 2015). This species is widespread in central and eastern Brazil, being found throughout the Northeast, and also in the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Distrito Federal, S?o Paulo, Paraná, and Santa Catarina (Sick, 1997; Gir?o and Albano, 2010; Grantsau and Palo Junior, 2010). In the Brazilian Northeast, A. harrisii has been recorded in three states that border Pernambuco – Alagoas (Sick 1997), Bahia (Antas et al., 1993; Lima and Castro, 1994; Studer and Teixeira, 1994; Gir?o and Albano, 2010), and Ceará (Gir?o and Albano, 2010). Sick (1997) referred to the expected presence of A. harrisii in Pernambuco, although this was not confirmed by documented evidence (Farias et al., 2008). No subsequent records have been obtained of the occurrence of the species in the state.