Bearded Screech Owl
Megascops barbarus
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Owls (Strigidae)
- Order
- Strigiformes
Overview
The bearded screech owl or Santa Barbara screech owl (Megascops barbarus) is a small "typical owl" in subfamily Striginae. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Montane forest of southern Mexico (Chiapas) and northern Guatemala.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Bearded screech owl
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
