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Puerto Rican owl

Birds
The Puerto Rican owl or múcaro común, formerly known as the Puerto Rican screech owl, is a mid-sized "typical owl" in subfamily Striginae. It is endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico though it formerly also inhabited the Virgin Islands. Wikipedia
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)
Scientific name: Megascops nudipes
Size: 9 to 10 inches
Genus: Gymnasio; Bonaparte, 1854