Rufous-legged owl
Strix rufipes P. P. King, 1827
The rufous-legged owl (Strix rufipes) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh 367.5 g to 620 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the rufous-legged owl
- Weight
- 367.5 g – 620 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 90 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4src 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
How big is the rufous-legged owl?
Where does the rufous-legged owl live?
Not recorded
What is the rufous-legged owl?
The rufous-legged owl (Strix rufipes) is a medium-sized owl. It is found in Argentina and Chile.
From the Wikipedia article “Rufous-legged owl” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rufous-legged_owl&oldid=1379904188), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the rufous-legged owl endangered?
The rufous-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. What the categories mean.
How is the rufous-legged owl classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderStrigiformes
- familyStrigidae
- genusStrix
- SpeciesStrix rufipes P. P. King, 1827
Synonyms Ciccaba rufipes
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- ConconEnglish
- بوم أصهب الأرجلArabic
- Kong kongMapuche
- gamarús de la PatagòniaCatalan
- puštík rezavonohýCzech
- tylluan goesgochWelsh
- SepianatugleDanish
- RotfußkauzGerman
- rufkrura strigoEsperanto
- Cárabo batarazSpanish
- ConcónSpanish
- Lechuza batarazSpanish
- Lechuza Bataráz AustralSpanish
- tšiili metskakkEstonian
- argentiinanpöllöFinnish
- Chouette masquéeFrench
- čilska sovaCroatian
- vöröslábú bagolyHungarian
- Allocco zamperosseItalian
- Allocco zamperossicceItalian
- アカアシモリフクロウJapanese
- rusvakojė pelėdaLithuanian
- RoodpootbosuilDutch
- chileugleNorwegian
- puszczyk patagońskiPolish
- coruja-chilenaPortuguese
- coruja-de-patas-vermelhasPortuguese
- Рыженогая неясытьRussian
- Патагонская неясытьRussian
- sova patagónskaSlovak
- Riđonoga sovaSerbian
- patagonienugglaSwedish
- Patagonya Kırmızı Ayaklı BaykuşuTurkish
- сова патагонськаUkrainian
- 棕斑林鸮Chinese
- 棕腿林鴞Chinese
Relatives of the rufous-legged owl
Other species in the same genus Strix.
Tawny owl
Strix aluco
Ural owl
Strix uralensis
Great grey owl
Strix nebulosa
Brown wood owl
Strix leptogrammica
Barred owl
Strix varia
Omani owl
Strix butleri
CompareRufous-legged owl vs Tawny owlRufous-legged owl vs Ural owlRufous-legged owl vs Great grey owlRufous-legged owl vs Brown wood owl
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the rufous-legged owl?
An adult rufous-legged owl weighs 367.5 g – 620 g and has a wingspan of 90 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the rufous-legged owl endangered?
The rufous-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 rufous-legged owl?
The rufous-legged owl (Strix rufipes) 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
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