Megascops ingens / Rufescent screech-owl (Megascops ingens)

Wikipedia: Rufescent screech-owl Quelle: OTHER Megascops_ingens%2C_Rufescent_Screech-Owl.jpg
Systematik: Gattung Megascops; Familie Strigidae
Allgemein: The rufescent screech owl (Megascops ingens) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. This is one of the larger species of screech owls, similar in size to the white-throated screech owl. The overall length is 25 to 29 cm (9.8 to 11.4 in) and weight in males is 134–190 g (4.7–6.7 oz) and 140–273 g (4.9–9.6 oz) in females. Its coloration is sandy-brown above, vermiculated darker, the facial disc is sandy-brown, without a distinct rim. The flight feathers are barred cinnamon and dusky and the tail is cinnamon with darker brown bars. The hind crown has buffy-whitish border. It has honey-brown eyes and small ear tufts. The tarsi are feathered to the base of the toes. The Colombian screech owl was formerly considered a distinct species, but is now considered conspecific. [more]

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