Bare-legged owl
Margarobyas lawrencii (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868)
The bare-legged owl (Margarobyas lawrencii) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh 95 g to 95.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the bare-legged owl
- Weight
- 95.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the bare-legged owl live?
Not recorded
What is the bare-legged owl?
The bare-legged owl (Margarobyas lawrencii), also called the Cuban bare-legged owl or Cuban screech owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae that is endemic to Cuba and Isla de la Juventud. It belongs to the monotypic genus Margarobyas.
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Is the bare-legged owl endangered?
The bare-legged owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the bare-legged owl classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderStrigiformes
- familyStrigidae
- genusMargarobyas
- SpeciesMargarobyas lawrencii (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868)
Synonyms Gymnoglaux lawrencii, Gymnoglaux lawrencii exsul, Gymnoglaux lawrencii lawrencii, Margarobyas lawrencii exsul, Margarobyas lawrencii lawrencii, Otus lawrencii, Otus lawrencii, Otus lawrencii
Other names and names in other languages (40)
- Bare-legged screech-owlEnglish
- Barelegged owlEnglish
- Cuban screech-owlEnglish
- بومة عارية الأرجلArabic
- xot de CubaCatalan
- výrek kubánskýCzech
- výreček kubánskýCzech
- CubadværghornugleDanish
- Cubansk DværghornugleDanish
- KubaeuleGerman
- kuba strigoEsperanto
- Sijú cotuntoSpanish
- Autillo cubanoSpanish
- kuuba pällEstonian
- جغد پابرهنهPersian
- kuubanpöllönenFinnish
- Cotunto de CubaFrench
- Petit-duc de CubaFrench
- ינשוף חשוף-רגלHebrew
- smeđooki ćukCroatian
- kubai füleskuvikHungarian
- Assiolo di CubaItalian
- Assiolo zampenudeItalian
- ユビナガフクロウJapanese
- kubinis apuokėlisLithuanian
- Cubaanse SchreeuwuilDutch
- gulbeinugleNorwegian
- gołonógPolish
- mocho-cubanoPortuguese
- corujinha-cubanaPortuguese
- Кубинская совкаRussian
- výrček kubánskySlovak
- kuvičok holonohýSlovak
- Golonoga sovaSerbian
- kubaugglaSwedish
- Küba PuhucuğuTurkish
- сплюшка кубинськаUkrainian
- Cú mèo CubaVietnamese
- 古巴角鸮Chinese
- 裸腿角鴞Chinese
Relatives of the bare-legged owl
Other species in the same genus Margarobyas.
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the bare-legged owl?
An adult bare-legged owl weighs 95.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the bare-legged owl endangered?
The bare-legged owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the bare-legged owl?
The bare-legged owl (Margarobyas lawrencii) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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