The Pacific Screech Owl Megascops cooperi, is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in much of Central America. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and heavily degraded former forest. It is strictly nocturnal, preying mostly on large insects.

This photo was taken at Hacienda Solimar.

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