Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Typical Owls :: Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl

Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl Megascops watsonii

Described by: Cassin (1848)
Alternate common name(s): Tawny-bellied Screech Owl, Austral Screech Owl, Austral Screech-Owl, Southern Screech Owl, Southern Screech-Owl
Old scientific name(s): Otus watsonii

Photographs

Cristalino Lodge, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Apr, 2003 © Arthur Grosset  Cristalino Lodge, Mato Grosso, Brazil - Apr, 2003 © Arthur Grosset  La Selva Lodge, Ecuador - Nov, 2005 © Lou Hegedus  La Selva Lodge, Ecuador - Nov, 2005 © Lou Hegedus 
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Range

Orinoco Basin and Amazon Basin;
(1) N. Amazonia n. of the Amazon River from e. Colombia, e. Ecuador, w. and s. Venezuela, Surinam and s. to c. Brazil.
(2) C. Brazil s. of the Amazon River from Rio Jurua e. to Rio Tapajos and s. to n. Mato Grosso), e. Peru, and Bolivia (Pando).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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