Asphaltoglaux

Asphaltoglaux Temporal range: Late Pleistocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
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Comparison of A. cecileae and Oraristrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Subclass:	Neornithes
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Strigidae
Genus:	Asphaltoglaux
Species:	A. cecileae
Binomial name
Asphaltoglaux cecileae Cambell & Bocheński 2012

Asphaltoglaux cecileae is an extinct species of true owl which existed in what is now California, U.S.A. during the Late Pleistocene age. Its osteology suggests a close relation to the owls of the genus Aegolius.

See also

• Glaucidium kurochkini, a very similar species also known from the La Brea Tar Pits
• Oraristrix, another, much larger owl from the La Brea Tar Pits