List of Vieques Birds - Typical Owls

Typical Owls

Order: Strigiformes. Family: Strigidae

Typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk.

Common name Species Habitat Breeding Status Winter Spring Summer Fall
Puerto Rican Screech Owl Megascops nudipes PB - - - -
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus IA B - u - -

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