Owls

Long-tufted Screech Owl

Megascops sanctaecatarinae

The Long-tufted Screech Owl (Megascops sanctaecatarinae) is an 180 g woodland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Owls

Order

Strigiformes

Weight

180 g

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

Recorded in Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina.

Where to see it: PE Intervales (Brazil); Paso Centurión · Área General (Uruguay).

Photo: (c) Gabriel Martínez, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist