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Megascops colombianus (Colombian screech owl)

Synonyms: Otus colombianus; Otus ingens colombianus

Wikipedia Abstract

The Colombian screech owl (Megascops colombianus) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Megascops colombianus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
30
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 6.59078
EDGE Score: 2.72008
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  153 grams
Male Weight [1]  153 grams
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  50 %
Diet - Vertibrates [2]  50 %
Forages - Canopy [2]  20 %
Forages - Mid-High [2]  80 %
Nocturnal [2]  Yes
Raptor Research Conservation Priority [3]  23

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Los Farallones De Cali Natural National Park 370658 Valle del Cauca, Colombia  

Important Bird Areas

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3Buechley ER, Santangeli A, Girardello M, et al. Global raptor research and conservation priorities: Tropical raptors fall prey to knowledge gaps. Divers Distrib. 2019;25:856–869. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12901
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0