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The rufescent screech owl's primary (territorial) song is "a series of flute-like, staccato notes, which begins softly on a lower pitch, shortly rising to a higher, steadily maintained pitch". A second song, believed to be used in courtship, is "a 2-3 weak introductory notes followed by a short
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The nominate subspecies of rufescent screech owl is found on the eastern slope of the Andes from southwestern
Colombia through Ecuador and Peru to central Bolivia. In elevation it ranges from 1,200 to 2,250 m (3,940 to 7,380 ft) in Ecuador, from 1,000 to 2,200 m (3,300 to
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Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 23 May 2021. A classification of the bird species of South
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328:). Its overall length is 25 to 28 cm (9.8 to 11.0 in) and weight in males is 134 to 180 g (4.7 to 6.3 oz) and in females 140 to 223 g (4.9 to 7.9 oz). The nominate subspecies is sandy brown above with darker
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The rufescent screech owl is nocturnal, like most others of its genus. Its hunting techniques have not been documented. Its diet is assumed to be larger insects and spiders, and at least one small
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Salazar, K. P. Segars, K. L. Wood, and J. S. Marks (2020). Rufescent Screech-Owl (
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