Species profile
Long-tufted Screech-owl
Megascops sanctaecatarinae
Quick answer
Foothills of se Brazil, Uruguay and ne Argentina (Misiones)
- Scientific name
- Megascops sanctaecatarinae
- Family
- Strigidae
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Genus
- Megascops
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Long-tufted Screech-owl in your journal
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