Black-capped Screech Owl

Black-capped Screech Owl
In São Paulo, Brazil
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Strigidae
Genus:	Megascops
Species:	M. atricapilla
Binomial name
Megascops atricapilla (Temminck, 1822)
Synonyms
Otus atricapilla (Temminck, 1822)

The Black-capped Screech Owl (Megascops atricapilla), or Variable Screech Owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Megascops atricapilla. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

External links

Megascops atricapillus at owlpages.com

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