Central America Map of Owls

Central American Owls

A Reference for Central American Owls

 

Owl Galleries

The main Owl photos below link to their page where all photos, video and recordings of the individual owls are found. Each owl has a complete page of photos and recordings with explanations, field notes to help identify the owls… Look for the new streaming video on these pages!

Click on the Owl Species thumbnail below to bring up each main owl page.

Balsas Screech-Owl

Megascops (Otus) seductus

Balsas Screech-Owl

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Bare Shanked Screech-Owl

Bare-shanked Screech-Owl

Megascops (Otus) clarkii

Bare-shanked Screech-Owl

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Barn Owl

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Barn Owl

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Barred Owl

Strix varia

Barred Owl

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Bearded Screech-Owl

Megascops (Otus) barbarus

Bearded Screech-Owl

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Black-and-white Owl

Ciccaba (Strix) nigrolineata

Black-and-white Owl

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burrowing owl

Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia

Burrowing Owl

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Cape Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium hoskinsii

Cape Pygmy-Owl

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Central American Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium griseiceps

Central American Pygmy-Owl

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Choco Screech owl

Choco Screech-Owl

Megascops centralis

Choco Screech-Owl

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Colima Pygmy Owl

Colima Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium palmarum

Colima Pygmy-Owl

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Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium costaricanum

Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl

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Crested Owl

Lophostrix cristata

Crested Owl

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Eastern Screech-Owl

Megascops (Otus) asio

Eastern Screech-Owl

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Elf Owl

Micrathene whitneyi

Elf Owl

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Flammulated Owl

Otus flammeolus

Flammulated Owl

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Fulvous Owl

Strix fulvescens

Fulvous Owl

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Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl

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Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium cobanense

Guatemalan Pygmy-Owl

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Guatemalan Screech-Owl

Megascops (Otus) guatemalae

Guatemalan Screech-Owl

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long eared owl

Long-eared Owl

Asio otus

Long-eared Owl

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Mexican Wood Owl

Ciccaba (Strix) virgata

Mexican Wood Owl

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Mountain Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium gnoma

Mountain Pygmy-Owl

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Northern Saw Whet Owl

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Aegolius acadicus

Northern Saw-whet Owl

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Oaxaca Screech-Owl

Oaxaca Screech-Owl

Megascops lambi

Oaxaca Screech-Owl

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Pacific Screech-Owl

Megascops (Otus) cooperi

Pacific Screech-Owl

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Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl

Ridgway's Pygmy Owl

Glaucidium brasilianum

Ridgway’s Pygmy Owl

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short eared owl

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

Short-eared Owl

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Spectacled Owl

Pulsatrix perspicillata

Spectacled Owl

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Spotted Owl

Strix occidentalis

Spotted Owl

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Striped Owl

Asio clamator

Striped Owl

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Stygian Owl

Stygian Owl

Asio stygius

Stygian Owl

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Tamaulipas Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium sanchezi

Tamaulipas Pygmy-Owl

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Tropical Screech-Owl

Megascops choliba

Tropical Screech-Owl

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Unspotted Saw-whet Owl

Unstpotted Saw-whet Owl

Aegolius ridgwayi

Unstpotted Saw-whet Owl

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Vermiculated Screech-Owl

Megascops (Otus) vermiculatus

Vermiculated Screech-Owl

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Western Screech-Owl

Megascops (Otus) kennicottii

Western Screech-Owl

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Whiskered Screech-Owl

Megascops (Otus) trichopsis

Whiskered Screech-Owl

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