Pacific screech owl
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M. cooperi
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| Megascops cooperi (Ridgway, 1878)
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Otus cooperi (Ridgway, 1878) |
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The Pacific screech owl (Megascops cooperi) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and heavily degraded former forest.[1]
It is strictly nocturnal, preying mostly on large insects (such as moths, beetles, scorpions) along with the occasional small rodent.
External links
- Pacific Screech Owl videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- RangeMaps & synopsis InfoNatura NatureServe
- Photo; Article
- Pacific Screech Owl videos on the Internet Bird Collection can eat small animals such as foxes and even badgers ETC.
- Pacific Screech-Owl in Nicaragua
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