| Balsas Screech Owl | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Megascops |
| Species: | M. seductus |
| Binomial name | |
| Megascops seductus R. T. Moore, 1941 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Otus seductus R. T. Moore, 1941 |
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The Balsas Screech Owl (Megascops seductus) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is endemic to Mexico.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.