Middle American Screech Owl
The scribble Screech Owl ( Megascops vermiculatus ) is a species of the family of the authentics owls. It is found only in Central and South America.
Appearance
With a body size of about 20 to 23 centimeters, the scribble Screech a small to medium sized Art is within their genus The ear tufts are short, the eyes are bright yellow and the unbefiederten toes are brownish pink. The species occurs in two color morphs, namely a gray-brown and a red-brown, above. The body bottom has fine, dark longitudinal stripes and is also fine dark and mottled whitish. The face veil is reddish brown; a dark edge is missing. The beak is greenish -olive.
The scribble Screech can be confused with several types. The Guatemala Screech her is very similar, but less densely speckled on the underside and also differs by its Rufrepertoire. The Tumbes Screech has a dark skull and lives in more arid habitats than the scribble Screech. The Choliba Screech is on the body bottom densely transversely and longitudinally striped.
Distribution and habitat
The distribution of scribble Screech is Costa Rica, Panama, and the outermost northwestern Colombia. It is a state bird. Their habitat is dense, humid rain forests with a rich Epiphytenwachstum.
Way of life
In her life the same as the others scribble Screech screech owls. It is an exclusively nocturnal owl species whose food spectrum probably consists primarily of insects. In addition, it proposes probably also small vertebrates. It breeds in tree holes. Otherwise, nothing is known about their way of life.