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Coconut Lorikeet
Psittacidae

Coconut Lorikeet

Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus (Gmelin, 1788)

Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus, the coconut lorikeet, is a small colorful parrot with a wide range across parts of Oceania.

Coconut Lorikeet
Psittacidae

Coconut Lorikeet

Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771)

Trichoglossus haematodus, the coconut lorikeet, is a small parrot found across parts of Melanesia and eastern Indonesia.

Collared Lory
Psittacidae

Collared Lory

Phigys solitarius (Suckow, 1800)

Phigys solitarius is a small Fiji-endemic bird species with slight sexual dimorphism, that once lived in Tonga.

Double-eyed Fig Parrot
Psittacidae

Double-eyed Fig Parrot

Cyclopsitta diophthalma (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)

The double-eyed fig parrot is Australia's smallest parrot, with one endangered subspecies in eastern Australia.

Varied Lorikeet
Psittacidae

Varied Lorikeet

Psitteuteles versicolor (Lear, 1831)

Psitteuteles versicolor, the varied lorikeet, is a small Australian parrot that lives in northern Australia's open forests and grasslands.

Budgerigar
Psittacidae

Budgerigar

Melopsittacus undulatus (Shaw, 1805)

Melopsittacus undulatus, the budgerigar, is a small nomadic Australian parrot commonly kept as a pet.

Greater Vasa Parrot
Psittacidae

Greater Vasa Parrot

Coracopsis vasa (Shaw, 1812)

Coracopsis vasa, the greater vasa parrot, is a bird from Madagascar with unusual breeding biology and tool use.

Lesser Vasa Parrot
Psittacidae

Lesser Vasa Parrot

Coracopsis nigra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Coracopsis nigra, the black or lesser vasa parrot, is an endemic black parrot of most of Madagascar, one of four vasa parrot species.

Bare-shanked Screech-Owl
Strigidae

Bare-shanked Screech-Owl

Megascops clarkii (L.Kelso & E.H.Kelso, 1935)

Megascops clarkii is a large screech owl found in mountain forests of Costa Rica, Panama, and far northwestern Colombia.

Pacific Screech-Owl
Strigidae

Pacific Screech-Owl

Megascops cooperi (Ridgway, 1878)

Megascops cooperi, the Pacific screech owl, is a medium-sized owl with two subspecies found in wooded and scrub habitats from Mexico to Costa Rica.

Western Screech-Owl
Strigidae

Western Screech-Owl

Megascops kennicottii (D.G.Elliot, 1867)

Megascops kennicottii, the western screech owl, is a small North and Central American owl with no red plumage morph.

Middle American Screech-Owl
Strigidae

Middle American Screech-Owl

Megascops guatemalae (Sharpe, 1875)

Megascops guatemalae (Middle American screech owl) is a small dimorphic owl found from Mexico to western Panama.

Eastern Screech-Owl
Strigidae

Eastern Screech-Owl

Megascops asio (Linnaeus, 1758)

This is a detailed description of the eastern screech owl (Megascops asio), covering its physical traits, plumage morphs, distribution, and habitat.

Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl
Strigidae

Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl

Megascops watsonii (Cassin, 1849)

Megascops watsonii, the tawny-bellied screech owl, is a small owl with two subspecies found in Amazonian South American lowland rainforest.

White-throated Screech-Owl
Strigidae

White-throated Screech-Owl

Megascops albogularis (Cassin, 1849)

The white-throated screech owl (Megascops albogularis) is a large dark owl with multiple subspecies distributed across Andean South America.

Long-tufted Screech-Owl
Strigidae

Long-tufted Screech-Owl

Megascops sanctaecatarinae (Salvin, 1897)

Megascops sanctaecatarinae, the long-tufted screech owl, is a bulky owl species native to parts of southern South America.

Tropical Screech-Owl
Strigidae

Tropical Screech-Owl

Megascops choliba (Vieillot, 1817)

Megascops choliba is the common widespread neotropical tropical screech owl, a small polymorphic owl with multiple subspecies.

Whiskered Screech-Owl
Strigidae

Whiskered Screech-Owl

Megascops trichopsis (Wagler, 1832)

Megascops trichopsis (whiskered screech owl) is a small owl ranging from the southwestern US to north central Nicaragua.

Chocó Screech-Owl
Strigidae

Chocó Screech-Owl

Megascops centralis (Hekstra, 1982)

The Chocó screech owl (Megascops centralis) is a small owl with two color morphs found in forested western Central and South America.

Cuban Pygmy-Owl
Strigidae

Cuban Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium siju (d'Orbigny, 1839)

This is a size, plumage, subspecies, distribution and habitat description of the Cuban pygmy owl (Glaucidium siju).

Northern Pygmy-Owl
Strigidae

Northern Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium gnoma Wagler, 1832

Glaucidium gnoma, the mountain pygmy owl, is a small owl ranging from the southwestern US to southern Mexico that lives in mountain forests.

Andean Pygmy-Owl
Strigidae

Andean Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium jardinii (Bonaparte, 1855)

The Andean pygmy owl is a small owl species with two color morphs native to Andean mountain habitats of northwestern to central South America.

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Strigidae

Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium brasilianum (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

Glaucidium brasilianum, the ferruginous pygmy owl, is a small variable-plumaged owl that often hunts by day.

Peruvian Pygmy-Owl
Strigidae

Peruvian Pygmy-Owl

Glaucidium peruanum C.König, 1991

The Pacific pygmy owl is a small Andean owl species with three color morphs found along western South America.

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