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West Peruvian Screech Owl
Megascops roboratus (Bangs & Noble, 1918)
Strigidae — Owls
West Peruvian Screech Owl, Megascops roboratus, is an owl of south-west Ecuador and north-west Peru in the family Strigidae. It occurs in dry woodland inland between the Andes, and also in coastal scrub and deciduous forest. The species has two recognised subspecies, with the coastal form extending from Santa Elena and Guayas south into Lambayeque. It is known from tree cavities as a nesting site, and the inland form may also have used old Pale-legged Hornero nests. The species is nocturnal, and its food is mainly insects.
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae — Owls
- Breeding range
- South America: sw Ecuador and nw Peru
