Cloud-forest Screech-Owl

The Cloud-forest Screech-owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Cloud-forest Screech-Owl is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

Cloud-forest Screech-Owl HOLOTYPE: American Museum of Natural History No. 824160; adult male from the Cordillera Vilcabamba, 12�38'S, 73�36'W, elevation 2,180 m, Provincia de La Convenci6n, Departamento de Cuzco, Peril, 30 June 1967; collected by John S. Weske and John W. Terborgh; prepared by Weske; original number 1221. DIAGNOSIS: A medium-sized, rufescent Otus with facial discs broadly rimmed with black, a rather prominent whitish coronal band, and short ear tufts. Differs from all other Neotropical Otus (except O. More

The Cloud-forest Screech-owl (Megascops marshalli) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source - * BirdLife International 2004. Megascops marshalli. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. Stub icon This Owl-related article is a stub. More