The tawny-bellied screech owl (Megascops watsonii) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Otus lempiji
- Otus elegans
- Otus manadensis
- Megascops sanctaecatarinae
- Otus spilocephalus
- Megascops albogularis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae
- Genus
- Megascops
- Species
- Megascops watsonii
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