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Megascops barbarus
The bearded screech owl (Megascops barbarus) and its owlet on the left.
Sad to find out hay this species has been uplisted to vulnerable due to increasing deforestation and loss of its habitat.
Also, I'm pretty sure this is a whiskered screech owl. Bearded screech owl should have feathered toes, and your bird has naked toes which is a characteristic of whiskered screech owls. See: https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Sp...
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No , you're right ,it dosen't appear to be , but it might have a little fluff but thats just speculation . It could be the adult im not sure how long the young of this species stays with their parents , i'd assume a long while
Yes that might be a better fit. I don't think the one on the right is an owlet though
I was thinking Bearded Screech Owl, they're owlets, because of the puffs of down feathers breaking up their pattern. It's very obvious the one on the left is an owlet with how puffy it is.
Spotted on May 22, 2017
Submitted on May 22, 2017
