Strigiformes / Strigidae / Megascops

Middle American Screech Owl

Megascops guatemalae

IUCN: Not Evaluated

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Megascops guatemalae cassini

eastern Mexico (southern Tamaulipas and northern Veracruz)
Megascops guatemalae dacrysistactus

mountains of northern Nicaragua
Megascops guatemalae fuscus

mountains of eastern Mexico (central Veracruz)
Megascops guatemalae guatemalae

southeastern Veracruz and northeastern Oaxaca (Mexico) including Yucatan Peninsula and Cozumel Island southward to Honduras
Megascops guatemalae hastatus

western Mexico (southeastern Sonora to Oaxaca)
Megascops guatemalae vermiculatus

Costa Rica (and western Panama?)

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.