Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl
Megascops watsonii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusMegascops (Screech-Owls)
- SpeciesMegascops watsonii (Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl)
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Tropical Screech-Owl
Megascops choliba
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum
Crested Owl
Lophostrix cristata
Spectacled Owl
Pulsatrix perspicillata
Black Banded Owl
Strix huhula
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
Mottled Owl
Strix virgata
Striped Owl
Pseudoscops clamator
American Barn Owl
Tyto furcata
📅 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 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 10 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 12 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 13 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 408 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
March has the highest sighting rate for Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.