Black-capped screech owl

Black-capped screech owl
In São Paulo, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Megascops
Species: M. atricapilla
Binomial name
Megascops atricapilla
(Temminck, 1822)
Synonyms

Otus atricapilla (Temminck, 1822)

The black-capped screech owl (Megascops atricapilla), or variable screech owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

External links

Megascops atricapillus at owlpages.com

Wikispecies has information related to: Megascops atricapillus


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/8/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.