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What the Bare-shanked Screech Owl sounds like
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The owl is 23 cm (9 in) to 25 cm (10 in) long, 173-190 mm long, and weighs 123-190 g. Its upperbody is reddish-brown and is "spotted, mottled, and vermiculated with black". Its hindneck is yellowish and the feathers on its shoulder has a white band across them, edged with black. The flight feathers have cinnamon-colored bars, while the tail has light and dark bars. Underneath the owl, it is pale brown with a tan and yellowish tint. Its upper breast is partially white, while the lower breast and stomach have either dusky reddish-brown bars or markings with black streaks.
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When to see the Bare-shanked Screech Owl
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Bare-shanked Screech Owl
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Bare-shanked Screech Owl
The bare-shanked screech owl is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is a large owl that feeds at night in forests and lives in a family size group, even during breeding season. The owl's range is only in Costa Rica, Panama, and far northwestern Colombia. The owl preys on large insects, shrews, and small rodents.
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Easily confused with
Rufescent Screech OwlMegascops ingensThe rufescent screech owl is one of the larger species of its genus, similar in size to the white-throated screech owl (M. albogularis).
White-throated Screech OwlMegascops albogularisThe white-throated screech owl is a large member of its genus.
Black-capped Screech OwlMegascops atricapillaThe black-capped screech owl is 22 to 23 cm (8.7 to 9.1 in) long.
Side by side: Bare-shanked Screech Owl vs White-throated Screech Owl
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