Bare-shanked Screech-Owl

The Bare-shanked Screech-owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

The Bare-shanked Screech-Owl is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Bare-shanked Screech-owl (Megascops clarkii) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Megascops clarkii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. Stub icon This Owl-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. More

The Bare-shanked Screech-Owl Megascops clarkii has a limited distribution in cloud forests and humid, dense mountain forests from Costa Rica south to extreme northwestern Colombia. This Bare-shanked Screech-Owl was one of two that my friend, Robert Dean and I observed at the Santa Elena cloud forest preserve, near Monteverde, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, June 2007. Bubo There are 16 species within this genus. More

This Bare-shanked Screech-Owl was photographed in Monteverde Biological Reserve, Costa Rica. It is truely a beautiful screech-owl. Although we did see and photograph this species in the reserve, we made arrangements to separate from the night group and found it on our own. We also found them down the road from the reserve. Click here to return to the Bare-shanked Screech-Owl page. More

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Order : Strigiformes
Family : Strigidae
Genus : Megascops
Species : clarkii
Authority : Kelso & Kelso, 1935