White-throated Screech Owl (Megascops albogularis)
About the White-throated Screech Owl
The white-throated screech owl (Megascops albogularis) is a small owl found in the Andes of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. The white-throated screech owl was described by the American ornithologist John Cassin in 1849 and given the binomial name Syrnium albo-gularis. Five subspecies are currently recognized: M. a. obscurus Phelps & Phelps Jr. (1953) M. a. meridensis Chapman (1923) M. a. macabrus Bonaparte (1850) M. a. albogularis Cassin (1849) M. a. remotus Bond & Meyer de Schauensee (1941)
A real field recording of the White-throated Screech Owl. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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3 recordings on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×3 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela · xeno-canto lists 102 recordings for this species in total.
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