Species profile
Bearded Screech-owl
Megascops barbarus
Quick answer
Montane forests of s Mexico (Chiapas) and n Guatemala
- Scientific name
- Megascops barbarus
- Family
- Strigidae
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Genus
- Megascops
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Bearded Screech-owl in your journal
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