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Rufescent Screech-Owl
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Rufescent Screech-Owl
Megascops ingens
The rufescent screech owl (Megascops ingens) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. This is one of the larger species of screech owls, similar in size to the white-throated screech owl. The overall length is 25 to 29 centimetres (9.8 to 11.4 in) and weight in males is 134–190 grams (4.7–6.7 oz) and 140–273 grams (4.9–9.6 oz) in females. It is sandy-brown above, vermiculated darker, the facial...
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 793458.