Owls

Middle American Screech Owl

Megascops guatemalae

The Middle American Screech Owl (Megascops guatemalae) is a 118 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Owls

Order

Strigiformes

Weight

118 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

11

Recorded in Costa Rica, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia.

Where to see it: PN Pico Bonito · Lodge at Pico Bonito (Honduras); RNP Chajbaoc (Guatemala); Estación Biológica La Selva-OTS (Costa Rica); Chaa Creek (Belize); Finca Rubel Chaim (acceso restringido) (Guatemala).

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