Bare-legged owl

Bare-legged owl
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Margarobyas
Olson & Suárez, 2008
Species:
M. lawrencii
Binomial name
Margarobyas lawrencii
Species
  • Margarobyas lawrencii
  • †Margarobyas abronensis
Synonyms

Gymnasio lawrencii
Otus lawrencii
Gymnoglaux lawrencii

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.