Bearded Screech Owl

Drop Screech Owl ( Megascops barbarus )

The drops Screech Owl ( Megascops barbarus ), also referred to as Tropfeneule, is a small owl species of the genus screech owls.

Description

The droplet Kreischeule reaches a length 16 to 20 centimeters and a weight of about 70 grams. The ear tufts are very small. There is a brownish and reddish-brown morph. The face veil is bright with a thin dark outline. The top has brown, white and black spots, the spots on the upper mantle are strong white. The shoulder feathers have black -fringed whitish outer webs. The hand and arm swing are strongly banded. The breast has a thick brown and yellowish brown banding. Flanks and belly are white and show blackish shaft stripes. The barrel is covered with feathers. The wings extend beyond the short tail addition. The iris is yellow. The beak is greenish gray. The toes are pink -gray. Representatives of the reddish brown morphs are less patterned and the marks on top and bottom are reddish brown. Your reputation is a short fast trills of three to five seconds in duration, its volume increases at the beginning and end abruptly drops.

Habitat and occurrence

The drops Screech Owl inhabits pine forests, pine-oak forests and cloud forests at altitudes 1400-2500 m. It comes in Chiapas in southern Mexico before and in the mountains in Guatemala.

Way of life

The drops Screech Owl is a state bird. It feeds on large insects. Your clutch consists of four to five eggs. For more information about their breeding biology are not available.