Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Tyto furcata punctatissima
Lechuza Campanaria de Galápagos, Lechuza de campanario, Barn Owl
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Strigiformes
Family
Tytonidae
Genus
Tyto
Species
furcata
Subspecies
punctatissima
Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa
Syn.: Tyto alba punctatissima (Gould & G.R.Gray, 1838) (GBIF Secretariat, 2021)
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: ( T. alba punctatissima) Occurs on most of the larger islands, possibly extinct on Floreana (Harris 1973). There are 11 skin and one skeleton specimens in the MECCD
- Harris, M.P. (1975) Additions to the Galápagos avifauna. Condor 77(3): 355.
- Swarth, H.S. (1931) The Avifauna of the Galapagos Islands. Occ. Pap. Calif. Acad. Sci. 18: 1-299.
- Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G. Betancourt, F. (2008) Avifauna vs automotores. Informe Galápagos 2007-2008. FCD, PNG & INGALA. Puerto Ayora, Ecuador. p. 111–114.
- Trillmich, F. (1992) Conservation problems on Galápagos: the showcase of evolution in danger. Naturwissenschaften 79: 1-6.
- GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
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"Galapagos Species Database, Tyto furcata punctatissima", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20245. Accessed 18 May 2025.