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Friday, October 14, 2022

TROPICAL SCREECH-OWLS, PARQUE DE PARAISO, PARAISO, CARTAGO, COSTA RICA, 10/2/2022

   We can ID these owls as Tropical Screech-Owls as follows:
  •  Underparts are gray-brown (we can't see upperparts) with many vertical black streaks, with numerous, narrower cross bars, creating a herringbone appearance
  •  Head is gray-brown with crown also having black streaks with herringbone appearance
  •  Face is promanately outlined in black
  • Amber eyes
   The Tropical Screech-Owl is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 1,043.



 

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