Strigidae

Megascops vermiculatus Photo by Arlene Koziol (Flickr) Common name:vermiculated screech-owl (en); corujinha- (pt); petit-duc vermiculé (fr); autillo vermiculado (es); kritzel-kreischeule (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is found from northern Costa Rica to Colombia, and along the Andes south to northern Bolivia. There are also separate populations in north-western Colombia and northern Venezuela, and in southern Venezuela,…

Strix varia (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:barred owl (en); coruja-raiada (pt); chouette rayée (fr); cárabo norteamericano (es); streifenkauz (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is found in southern Canada and throughout the eastern United States, and also the in the western United States in north-western Montana and from Washington south to northern California. There are also isolated…

Otus rutilus Photo by Paolo Tibaldeschi (WWF-Bloggen Var Verden) Common name:Madagascar scops-owl (en); mocho-d’orelhas-de-Madagáscar (pt); petit-duc malgache (fr); autillo malgache (es); Madagaskar-zwergohreule (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is endemic to Madagascar, being found throughout the island.Size:These birds are 19-24 cm long and have a wingspan of 50-55 cm. Females are larger than males, weighing 112-120 g…

Glaucidium capense (Photo from Flickr) Common name:African barred owlet (en); mocho-barrado (pt); chevêchette du Cap (fr); mochuelo de El Cabo (es); Kap-sperlingskauz (de)Taxonomy:Order StrigiformesFamily StrigidaeRange:This species is found from southern Somalia and eastern Kenya, through Tanzania and southern D.R. Congo, and into Angola and northern Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique and north-eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 20-22…