Global InformationAsio ecuadoriensis information
| Asio ecuadoriensis Temporal range: Pleistocene
(Lujanian) ~[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Asio |
| Species: | †A. ecuadoriensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Asio ecuadoriensis (Lo Coco et al., 2020)
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Asio ecuadoriensis is an extinct species of eared owl from the Pleistocene of Ecuador. Known from bones of the legs, it was a robust predatory bird similar in size to the great horned owl. Based on the robustness of its limbs and the bones found in what may have been its burrow, it's possible that it may have been specialised in hunting other species of owls.[2]
- ^ de Lazaro, Enrico (Jul 22, 2020). "Giant Predatory Owls Once Lived in Ecuador". Sci-News.com. Retrieved Feb 14, 2022.
- ^ Lo Coco, G. E.; Agnolín, F. L.; Carrión, J. L. R. (2020). "Late Pleistocene owls (Aves, Strigiformes) from Ecuador, with the description of a new species" (PDF). Journal of Ornithology. 161: 713–721. doi:10.1007/s10336-020-01756-x.