Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Bearded Screech-owl (Otus barbarus) - HBW 5, p. 176
French: Petit-duc bridé
German: Tropfeneule
Spanish: Autillo Barbudo
Other common names: Bridled/Santa Barbara Screech-owl
Taxonomy: Scops barbarus P. L. Sclater and Salvin, 1868, Santa Barbara, Vera Paz, Guatemala.
Relationships uncertain; has been considered ecological counterpart of O. flammeolus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Highlands of S Mexico (Chiapas) and N Guatemala.
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territorial male just after dusk
Locality San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Michael Retter 1 March 2009 2 years ago 4.1
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A bird calling once at night. Locality San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern)
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 April 2009 2 years ago 3
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