MEXICAN WOOD OWL

We were in the ancient forest before sunrise hoping to find the diurnal roosts of a pair of Mexican Wood Owls (Strix squamulata). If we could pinpoint these roosts, we could come back at dusk with a trap, capture the birds, and put radio transmitters on them. While we strained our ears for the last,...

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Published inNeotropical Birds of Prey p. 313
Main Authors Richard P. Gerhardt, Dawn M. Gerhardt
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Cornell University Press 22.05.2012
Subjects
Acoustics
Animal anatomy
Animal behavior
Animal nesting
Animal physiology
Animal reproduction
Animal sounds
Animal vocalization
Animals
Behavioral sciences
Bioacoustics
Biological sciences
Biology
Bird nesting
Birds
Birds of prey
Breeding
Breeding seasons
Eggs
Ethology
Female animals
Genetics
Habitat selection
Male animals
Molecular genetics
Ovipary
Owls
Physical sciences
Physics
Zoology
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Summary:We were in the ancient forest before sunrise hoping to find the diurnal roosts of a pair of Mexican Wood Owls (Strix squamulata). If we could pinpoint these roosts, we could come back at dusk with a trap, capture the birds, and put radio transmitters on them. While we strained our ears for the last, muffled contact calls by which the pair of owls notified one another of their respective whereabouts, the day shift was coming alive. Blue-crowned Motmots (Momotus momota), handsome birds with racket-tipped tails, were giving the call described by their name. A distant Collared Forest Falcon (Micrastur
ISBN:9780801440793
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