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Black-capped Screech-owl

Megascops atricapilla

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

34.2 cm

वजन

133.0 g

कुल

Strigidae

गण

Strigiformes

के बारे में

The Black-capped Screech-owl is a small, nocturnal owl of Atlantic Forest in southeastern South America, with distinctive ear tufts, a black-bordered facial disc, and cryptic brown-streaked plumage. It inhabits the forest understory and edges of humid forests in Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. It feeds on large insects, small mammals, and other small vertebrates at night.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	34.2 cm	13.5 in
वजन	133.0 g	4.69 oz

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: CV,O.

अंडों की संख्या

2-3

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Strigiformes (Owls)
कुल	Strigidae (True Owls)
Genus	Megascops
प्रजातियां	Megascops atricapilla

Distribution

Black-capped Screech-owl has been recorded in 1 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded