Foothill Screech-Owl
Megascops roraimae
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusMegascops (Screech-Owls)
- SpeciesMegascops roraimae (Foothill Screech-Owl)
Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park
Tropical Screech-Owl
Megascops choliba
Rufescent Screech-Owl
Megascops ingens
Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl
Megascops watsonii
Cinnamon Screech-Owl
Megascops petersoni
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum
Band-bellied Owl
Pulsatrix melanota
Long-whiskered Owlet
Xenoglaux loweryi
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
Subtropical Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium parkeri
Black Banded Owl
Strix huhula
Spectacled Owl
Pulsatrix perspicillata
Striped Owl
Pseudoscops clamator
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Foothill Screech-Owl in Cordillera Azul National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Foothill Screech-Owl sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 181 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Foothill Screech-Owl in Cordillera Azul National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Foothill Screech-Owl in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.