Whiskered Screech-Owl (Megascops trichopsis)

Other Scientific Names
Otus trichopsis [BirdLife International (2004)], Otus trichopsis [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Otus trichopsis [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
Whiskered Screech-Owl, Spotted Screech-owl, Whiskered Owl, Whiskered Screech Owl

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Wagler, 1832)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 600 - 2,950 m.

Range (Guide)

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, USA (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 200,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (16)...)

Whiskered Screech Owl (Megascops trichopsis) [XC370199]
by George Paul from Metap\u00e1n, Santa Ana, El Salvador (song)

Whiskered Screech Owl (Megascops trichopsis) [XC347699]
by Frank Lambert from Perqu\u00edn, Departamento de La Paz, El Salvador (call)

Subspecies
Relationships uncertain. Several additional subspecies described: pinosus (Veracruz), ridgwayi (Michoacán) and guerrerensis (south-western Mexico) included in nominate trichopsis; pumilus from Honduras in mesamericanus.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

aspersus Brewster, 1888 - South-eastern Arizona to northern Mexico (Sonora and Chihuahua).
trichopsis (Wagler, 1832) - Highlands of central Mexico (from about Durango south to Veracruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas).
mesamericanus (van Rossem, 1932) - South-eastern Mexico (Chiapas) to north-central Nicaragua.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Whiskered Screech-Owl (Megascops trichopsis) - 10 files

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