Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Typical Owls :: Whiskered Screech-Owl

Whiskered Screech-Owl Megascops trichopsis

Described by: Wagler (1832)
Alternate common name(s): Whiskered Screech Owl, Whiskered Screech Owl, Whiskered Owl, Spotted Screech Owl
Old scientific name(s): Otus trichopsis

Photographs

Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA - May 19, 2008 © Glen Tepke 
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Range

Sw. United States through most of Central America;
(1) Sw. United States (se. Arizona), nw. and wc. Mexico (ne. Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango, Michoacan, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi).
(2) Highlands of w. and s. Mexico (Durango to Veracruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas).
(3) Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and nc. Nicaragua.

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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