Formerly Otus choliba Order: Strigiformes - Family: Strigidae Status: Occasional - Rare. Habitat: Woods

All records since January 2014

Adult
© Silvia Loiacono Underparts with fine black streaking. Small erectile ear tufts. White speckles on coverts. Yellow iris
© Sergio Cusano © Fernando Mollo Upperparts and nape brownish gray streaked black.

Tropical Screech-Owl Megascops choliba
Photos © Carlos González Ledo Very near the hut on the Viamonte Canal I found these two screech-owls in a Sapiun haematospermum. Luckily foliage was not dense and they could be seen fairly well. They seemed to be asleep, but it was enough to get near that they opened one eye to see what was happening. If something did call their attention, they opened both. It seemed they took turns for surveillance. While one remained with the eyes shut the other spied with one eye half way open. One of them even leant on the branch to be comfortable. They did not move. Only the wind made them totter. Lots of photos for everybody even with cell phones of those who passed by. Do not miss the details of the eyes. Photos are enlarged by clicking on them. CR © Cora Rimoldi

Photographic records since January 2013

Photographic records before 2013
6-2006 © Marcelo Cavicchia	1-2007 © Fernando Mollo