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Pacific screech owl

Megascops cooperi (Ridgway, 1878)

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The Pacific screech owl (Megascops cooperi) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh 149 g to 181 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Pacific screech owl (Megascops cooperi)
Photo: Patrick Coin ( Patrick Coin ) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the Pacific screech owl

Weight
149 g – 181 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.7 – 4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the Pacific screech owl live?

Not recorded

What is the Pacific screech owl?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Pacific screech owl (Megascops cooperi) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. The Pacific screech owl has sometimes been treated as a race of western screech owl (Megascops kennicottii) or eastern screech owl (M. asio) but its vocalizations are distinct from theirs. Two subspecies are recognized, the nominate M. c. cooperi and M. c. lambi. The latter has also sometimes been treated as a separate species. The IUCN has assessed the Pacific screech owl as being of Least Concern. Its population is estimated to exceed 50,000 mature individuals but is believed to be decreasing.

From the Wikipedia article “Pacific screech owl” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pacific_screech_owl&oldid=1301637612), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the Pacific screech owl endangered?

The Pacific screech owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the Pacific screech owl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderStrigiformes
  5. familyStrigidae
  6. genusMegascops
  7. SpeciesMegascops cooperi (Ridgway, 1878)

Synonyms Otus cooperi, Scops cooperi

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • Pacific screech-owlEnglish
  • Pacific screech-owlEnglish
  • Pacific screech-owlEnglish
  • xot de CooperCatalan
  • výreček pacifickýCzech
  • StillehavsdværghornugleDanish
  • Pacifik KystdværghornugleDanish
  • MangroveeuleGerman
  • MangrovekreischeuleGerman
  • Mangroven KreischeuleGerman
  • MangroveneuleGerman
  • pacifika kriĉostrigoEsperanto
  • Autillo de manglarSpanish
  • Lechucita SabaneraSpanish
  • Tecolote de CooperSpanish
  • rannikupällEstonian
  • tyynenmerenpöllönenFinnish
  • Asion de CooperFrench
  • Petit-duc de CooperFrench
  • cooperov ćukCroatian
  • szavanna-lármásfüleskuvikHungarian
  • Assiolo di CooperItalian
  • Assiolo del PacificoItalian
  • クーパーオオコノハズクJapanese
  • クーパーコノハズクJapanese
  • mangrovinis apuokėlisLithuanian
  • MangroveschreeuwuilDutch
  • krattugleNorwegian
  • syczoń namorzynowyPolish
  • corujinha-do-pacíficoPortuguese
  • Мангровая совкаRussian
  • Центральноамериканская совкаRussian
  • výrček mangrovovýSlovak
  • Pacifički ćukSerbian
  • kustskrikuvSwedish
  • Cooper PuhucuğuTurkish
  • сплюшка мангроваUkrainian
  • 太平洋角鸮Chinese
  • 太平洋鳴角鴞Chinese

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Relatives of the Pacific screech owl

Other species in the same genus Megascops.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the Pacific screech owl?

An adult Pacific screech owl weighs 149 g – 181 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the Pacific screech owl endangered?

The Pacific screech owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the Pacific screech owl?

The Pacific screech owl (Megascops cooperi) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.

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APA

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MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{pacific_screech_owl_2026,
  title = {Pacific screech owl (Megascops cooperi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pacific-screech-owl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}