Middle American Screech Owl bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsVermiculated Screech Owl, Guatemalean Screech-Owl, Middle American or Vermiculated Screech-Owl, Variable Screech-owl, Guatemalan Screech-Owl, Vermiculated Screech-Owl (Guatemalan), Middle American Screech-Owl (Middle American), Vermiculated Screech-owl, Middle American Screech-Owl
Old latin name for birdOtus guatemalae, Scops guatemalae
OrderOwls / Strigiformes
FamilyOwls / Strigidae
GenusMegascops
Breeding regionMiddle America
Breeding subregionnw, ne Mexico to Costa Rica and w Panama

Middle American Screech Owl bird sounds *

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    Song, © Richard C. Hoyer
    Mexico
  • 2.
    Song, © Richard C. Hoyer
    Mexico
  • 3.
    Song, © Ross Gallardy
    Mexico
  • 4.
    Song, © Samuel Jones
    Honduras
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    Song, © manuel Grosselet
    Mexico
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    Tremolo call, © David Bradley
    Mexico
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    Song, © Eric Hough
    Mexico
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    Song, © Eric Hough
    Mexico
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Mexico
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Mexico
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Middle American Screech Owl

Middle American Screech Owl subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Megascops guatemalae cassiniTamaulipas to n Veracruz (e Mexico)-No
Megascops guatemalae dacrysistactusn Nicaragua-No
Megascops guatemalae fuscusc Veracruz (e Mexico)-No
Megascops guatemalae guatemalaeYucatán Pen., Cozumel I., se Veracruz and ne Oaxaca (Mexico) to Honduras-No
Megascops guatemalae hastatusSonora and Chihuahua to Sinaloa, Oaxaca (Mexico)-No
Megascops guatemalae vermiculatuse Nicaragua, Costa Rica and w Panama-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalanxot de Guatemala
Chinese中美角鸮
Chinese (Traditional)瓜地馬拉鳴角鴞
Croatiansrednjoamerički ćuk
Czechvýreček středoamerický, výreček guatemalský
DanishGuatemaladværghornugle
DutchRoodwangschreeuwuil, Roodwangschreeuwuil (guatemalae groep)
Estoniankõrepäll, värepäll
Finnishamerikanpöllönen
FrenchPetit-duc guatémaltèque (guatemalae), Petit-duc guatémaltèque ou P.-d. vermiculé, Petit-duc guatémaltèque, Petit-duc guatémaltèque (Guatémala), Duc-nain guatémaltèque, Petit-duc guatémaltèque [guatemalae]
GermanRotgesicht-Kreischeule [guatemalae-Gruppe], Rotgesicht-Kreischeule, Rotgesichteule, Guatemala-Kreischeule
Hungarianguatemalai füleskuvik
ItalianAssiolo del Guatemala, Assiolo del Centroamerica
Japaneseハラグロオオコノハズク, キタホソジマオオコノハズク, ムシクイコノハズク, ハラグロオオコノハズク (guatemalae グループ), ハラグロオオコノハズク(guatemalae グループ)
Lithuaniangvatemalinis apuokėlis
Norwegianmestisugle, Mestisugle, mestisugle (guatemalae gr.)
Norwegian NynorskMestisugle
Polishsyczoń zmienny, syczek zmienny, syczoń zmienny [gr. guatemalae]
Portuguesecorujinha-de-roraima, corujinha-da-guatemala, corujinha-guatemalteca
RussianКраснолицая совка [группа guatemalae], Совка центральноамериканская, Краснолицая совка
Slovakvýrček ropuší, výrček ropuší (skup.)
Spanishtecolote vermiculado, Tecolote Sapo (grupo guatemalae), Autillo Guatemalteco (grupo guatemalae), Autillo guatemalteco, Autillo Vermiculado
SwedishGuatemaladvärguv, vattrad skrikuv, guatemalaskrikuv, guatemalaskrikuv/vattrad skrikuv, guatemalaskrikuv (guatemalae Group)
TurkishGuatemala puhucuğu [guatemalae grubu], Guatemala Puhucuğu
Ukrainianсплюшка гватемальська