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Natural history of Bearded Screech-Owl (Megascops barbarus)

Bearded Screech-Owl Megascops barbarus
Rufous morph male Bearded Screech-Owl Megascops barbarus.

Bearded Screech-Owl is endemic to the Atlantic slope highlands of Guatemala and the neighboring Mexican state of Chiapas. We have been studying the distribution in Guatemala, where it is now known from six sites. We documented the first nesting records for the country.

Bearded Screech-Owl
Eisermann, K. & C. Avendaño (2017) The owls of Guatemala. 447-515 in P. L. Enríquez (ed.) Neotropical owls: diversity and conservation. Springer, Cham, Switzerland.

We have been studying the ecology of Bearded Screech-Owl including habitat use, breeding biology, food, and demography. Results are being prepared for publication.

Bearded Screech-Owl
Nestlings of Bearded Screech-Owl Megascops barbarus.

Photographs of Bearded Screech-Owl Megascops barbarus

juvenile Bearded Screech-Owl
A fledgling of Bearded Screech-Owl Megascops barbarus.
female and juvenile Bearded Screech-Owl
Female Bearded Screech-Owl Megascops barbarus with juvenile.
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