Sceloglaux

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Noun1.Sceloglaux - a genus of Strigidae
genus Sceloglaux
bird genus - a genus of birds
family Strigidae, Strigidae - a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes
laughing owl, Sceloglaux albifacies, laughing jackass - almost extinct owl of New Zealand
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Predator Cave is a rich predator site accumulated by laughing owls (Sceloglaux albifacies).
Soil selenium in a forested seabird colony: distribution, sources, uptake by plants, and comparison with non-seabird sites
Among those never to be seen again are the New Zealand laughing owl (Sceloglaux albifacies), the Cuban macaw (Ara tricolor), and the once spectacularly abundant North American passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius).
The plight of birds: today, more than a thousand species of birds face extinction. Many more are in steady decline. Significantly, the strategies that can stop this attrition are the same strategies needed to achieve a sustainable human future
At Ardenest (Waikari, North Canterbury), remains of Grey-backed storm petrel (Oceanites nereis) were found at a deposit accumulated by Laughing owls (Sceloglaux albifacies; Worthy and Holdaway 1996).
Soil indicators of pre-European seabird breeding in New Zealand at sites identified by predator deposits
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