Tropical Screech-owl
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Otus choliba (Vieillot, 1817) |
The Tropical Screech-owl (Megascops choliba) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.
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