Cloudforest Screech-Owl (Megascops marshalli)

Other Scientific Names
Otus marshalli [BirdLife International (2000)], Otus marshalli [BirdLife International (2004)], Otus marshalli [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Otus marshalli [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
Cloudforest Screech-Owl, Cloud-forest Screech-Owl, Cloud-forest Screech Owl

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
20 - 23 cm

First Described (Guide)
Weske & Terborgh, 1981

Habitat
Wet montane forest with high structural complexity, dense understory, and abundant epiphytes. From 1,550 � 2,580 m, occasionally down to 500 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Peru (B) (NB).

Central and southern Peru in Pasco (Cordillera Yanachaga) and Cuzco (Cordillera Vilcabamba).

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

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (21)...)

Cloud-forest Screech Owl (Megascops marshalli) [XC296733]
by Ross Gallardy from Oxapampa, Pasco, Peru (song)

Cloud-forest Screech Owl (Megascops marshalli) [XC296731]
by Ross Gallardy from Oxapampa, Pasco, Peru (song)

Subspecies
Possibly forms superspecies with Cinnamon Screech-Owl (Megascops petersoni) and both formerly included under invalid name Otus huberi.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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