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[[Image:Colombian_Screech_Owl.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|steveblain|Steve Blain}}<br />Tandayapa Bird Lodge, [[Ecuador]], March 2005]] | [[Image:Colombian_Screech_Owl.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|steveblain|Steve Blain}}<br />Tandayapa Bird Lodge, [[Ecuador]], March 2005]] | ||
;[[:Category:Megascops|Megascops]] colombianus | ;[[:Category:Megascops|Megascops]] colombianus | ||
''Otus colombianus'' | ''Otus colombianus'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 20-23 cm. This owl mainly is found in a rufous morph and has bold marks on the underside. | |
| + | ====Similar species==== | ||
| + | [[Rufescent Screech Owl]] is significantly larger. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South America]]: found from [[Colombia]] to [[Ecuador]] (western side of the Andes). | [[South America]]: found from [[Colombia]] to [[Ecuador]] (western side of the Andes). | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}} | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}# König, C. and F. Weick 2008. Owls of the World, second edition. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 978-0-7136-6548-2 |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Screech+colombianus}} | {{GSearch|Screech+colombianus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Megascops]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Megascops]] | ||
Revision as of 01:36, 20 July 2014
- Megascops colombianus
Otus colombianus
Identification
20-23 cm. This owl mainly is found in a rufous morph and has bold marks on the underside.
Similar species
Rufescent Screech Owl is significantly larger.
Distribution
South America: found from Colombia to Ecuador (western side of the Andes).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
This and almost all Screech Owls in the Americas have previously been considered to belong in the same genus (Otus) as the European and Asian Scops-Owls, but a reassignment to Megascops have been accepted by among other authorities, the American Ornithologists' Union.
Colombian Screech Owl has previously been considered to be a subspecies of Rufescent Screech Owl (Megascops ingens).
Habitat
Cloud forest and pastures.
Behaviour
This is a resident and strictly nocturnal species. Habits need further study.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- König, C. and F. Weick 2008. Owls of the World, second edition. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 978-0-7136-6548-2
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Colombian Screech Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Colombian_Screech_Owl
