| Tawny-bellied Screech Owl | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Megascops |
| Species: | M. watsonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Megascops watsonii (Cassin, 1848) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Otus watsonii (Cassin, 1848) |
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The Tawny-bellied Screech Owl (Megascops watsonii) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.