Listen to the Napo Screech Owl
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About the Napo Screech Owl
The Napo Screech Owl is a bird in the family Strigidae (order Strigiformes).
What does the Napo Screech Owl sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The foothill screech owl (Megascops roraimae) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Related birds in the genus Megascops
More from the family Strigidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Napo Screech Owl sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Napo Screech Owl on this page, including its song. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
What family does the Napo Screech Owl belong to?
The Napo Screech Owl (Megascops napensis) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Napo: Napo Galeras, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1848006 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Foothill screech owl – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by thibaudaronson – CC BY-SA 4.0