Abstract
The genus Pulsatrix Kaup 1848 belongs to the Family Strigidae, which is characterised by the "corujas", "mochos" and "caburés". It is distributed throughout the Neotropics and consists of at least 9 taxa, characterized by their large size, a round, dark-colored head without ear-tufts, and with a clear and contrasting eyebrow in the format of an X. Among the three currently accepted specie…