Balsas Screech-Owl

The Balsas Screech-owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is endemic to Mexico.

The Balsas 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.

The Balsas Screech-Owl (Otus seductus) is endemic to Mexico's Pacific slope region. The Bearded Screech-Owl (Otus barbarus) and Unspotted Saw- whet Owl (Aegolius ridgwayi) are found only in Chiapas. The greatest number of museum specimens were of the Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium brasi- lianum) and least number of the Unspotted Saw- whet Owl. The richest owl assemblage came from Oaxaca and Michoacan with 21 and 19 species, respectively. More

The Balsas Screech-owl (Megascops seductus) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source - * BirdLife International 2004. Megascops seductus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. More

Balsas Screech-Owl - Otus seductus: Balsas Screech-Owl A Reference for North and Central American Owls. ... Balsas Screech-Owl Photo. 73K, Balsas Screech-Owl Photo. 81K, Balsas Screech-Owl Photo. 110K. ... http://www.owling.com/balsas5.htm Balsas Screech-Owl Photo: 185K. This is such a beautiful screech-owl. its brown eyes really set it apart. Click here to return to the Balsas Screech-Owl page. http://www.owlpages.com/species/otus/seductus/Default.htm Balsas Screech Owls - Otus seductus: Click on image to see large picture. Balsas Screech Owl - click to see large picture. More

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The Balsas Screech-Owl is a very large and striking Screech-Owl with brown eyes (iris). In the North and Central America small owls only the much smaller Flammulated Owl, now separate in the Otus family, also has brown eyes . There is no known overlap within its range of any other Screech-Owl so mistaken identification is unlikely. The Balsas Screech-Owl is endemic to a small region of Central-Western Mexico. More

The Balsas Screech-owl (Megascops seductus) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or ... - 4. wikipedia.org Scops-owl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | view site >> The scops-and-screech-owl lineage probably evolved at some time during the .... Owl, Otus flammeolus ? provisionally placed here; Balsas Screech Owl, ... - 5. owlpages. More

Order : Strigiformes
Family : Strigidae
Genus : Megascops
Species : seductus
Authority : Moore, 1941