Mexican Screech Owl

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf owl
gptkbp:activities active at night
gptkbp:age called owlets
gptkbp:behavior nocturnal
gptkbp:breedingSeason March to June
gptkbp:callsFor trumpet-like hoots
gptkbp:clutchSize 2 to 5 eggs
gptkbp:colors yellow
brown and gray
mottled
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Least Concern
gptkbp:culturalSignificance featured in local folklore
gptkbp:diet insects
small mammals
gptkbp:eggColor white
gptkbp:family Strigidae
gptkbp:fledgingPeriod 30 to 35 days
gptkbp:foragingBehavior perch and pounce
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:habitat forests
deciduous forests
evergreen forests
gptkbp:headlights banded
short
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mexican Screech Owl
gptkbp:incubationPeriod 26 to 30 days
gptkbp:length 20 to 25 cm
gptkbp:lensType yellow
gptkbp:lifespan up to 10 years in the wild
gptkbp:localNames gptkb:Screech_Owl
Búho
Lechuza
gptkbp:migration non-migratory
gptkbp:nesting tree cavities
uses old woodpecker holes
gptkbp:order Strigiformes
gptkbp:predators larger birds of prey
gptkbp:relatedTo Western Screech Owl
Eastern Screech Owl
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:researchInterest studied for vocalization patterns
gptkbp:scientificName Megascops kennicottii
gptkbp:skin yellowish
gptkbp:socialResponsibility may roost communally
gptkbp:socialStructure solitary or pairs
gptkbp:soundtrack acute hearing
gptkbp:subspecies M. k. griseiceps
M. k. kennicottii
M. k. maccalli
M. k. palliatus
gptkbp:territory defends nesting area
gptkbp:threats habitat loss
gptkbp:vision excellent night vision
gptkbp:vocalization varied calls
gptkbp:weight 150 to 250 g
gptkbp:wildlife silent flight
gptkbp:wingArea rounded
soft and fringed
gptkbp:wingspan 50 to 60 cm