The Puerto Rican Screech-owl is the only arboreal owl and nocturnal raptor endemic to Puerto Rico. The species is common and widespread throughout the island. It can be found in forests, coasts, and urban areas throughout Puerto Rico. It prefers forests with a developed understory, hardwood trees for nest cavities, and dense vegetation to roost […]
can be found in open areas, woodland edge, wooded steppe, and agricultural areas. In its winter range in southern Africa, this species inhabits moist grasslands and open areas in woodland and is less common in the semi-arid habitats favored by the closely related Red-footed Kestre
populations are still stable enough that we don’t need to worry too much about them, at least in the near future. However, this doesn’t mean that this small owl doesn’t face any threats, especially when at least one subspecies found on Lord Howe Island is now considered extinct.
Eagle-owls—a subspecies of the Cape Eagle-owl—in central Kenya. But there is still so much to learn about their ecology, especially outside of protected areas. Today, we study this species to learn as much as we can about it and to understand the impact of trade for belief-based use of the species.