Cloud-forest Screech Owl
The cloud forest Screech-Owl ( Megascops marshalli ) is a species of the family of authentics owls. It is found only in South America.
Appearance
With a body size of about 20 to 23 centimeters, the cloud forest Screech Owl is a medium-sized genus within their Art It has a reddish- brown plumage and very short ear tufts. The face veil is surrounded by a broad, dark edge. The eyes are brown. The body bottom has white spots, which are interrupted by blackish longitudinal stripes and reddish- brown stripes. The body top is maroon with black spots and a white band on the shoulders. The legs are feathered to the toes.
Their plumage coloration is so unusual that the cloud forest Screech is to identify relatively unique. The Salvin Screech is much larger and the Cinnamon Screech-Owl has a rather uniform zimtbraunes plumage without the flashy screen for.
Distribution and habitat
The distribution of cloud forest Screech Owl is relatively small and confined to the east of Peru and northern Bolivia. It is settled a state bird, the cloud forests with a rich epiphytes and moss growth. The altitudinal distribution ranges from about 1920-2560 meters above sea level. They settled for something higher than the regions Salvin Screech and is sometimes present in the same area as the Yungas Pygmy Owl.
Way of life
The cloud forest Screech Owl is an exclusively nocturnal owl. The owl was not until 1981 scientifically described is so far insufficiently explored. Presumably it is like the other owls screeching in their living habits. Your food spectrum is probably like the other species mainly of insects and to a lesser extent small vertebrates. The breeding season probably falls in the period from June to August.