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Pacific Screech-Owl

Megascops cooperi · Strigidae · Strigiformes

Best monthsFeb–Mar · Octmost records
Records2,201in 2 countries
Most seen inNicaragua1,886 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Pacific Screech-Owl
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About

Pacific Screech-Owl in brief

The pacific screech-owl (Megascops cooperi) is a bird of the Strigidae family — species of bird.

Across the 2 countries we cover it has 2,201 published records, most of them from Nicaragua and El Salvador. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in February, March and October.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Nicaragua1,886 records · best Mar, Jan
El Salvador315 records · best Feb, Oct
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.