Bare-shanked Screech Owl
Megascops clarkii(Kelso, L; Kelso, EH, 1935)
English (US) Bare-shanked Screech Owl
The Bare-shanked Screech Owl (Megascops clarkii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Strigidae (Owls) in the order Strigiformes.
Range: montane forest of Costa Rica to far northwestern ColombiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Megascops clarkii
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Bare-shanked Screech Owl
- Described by
- (Kelso, L; Kelso, EH, 1935)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Otus clarkii
- Described by
- (Kelso, L; Kelso, EH, 1935)
- Type locality
- Calobre, Panama.
- Original description
- Biological Leaflet no.5
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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