Jamaican Owl - BirdForum Opus

Photo by the late Jan Van den Broeck
Mona, Jamaica

Asio grammicus

Pseudoscops grammicus

Identification

Tawny, dark brown barring, flecking and streaks and its amber facial disk is rimmed in black-flecked white. It has hazel eyes, long ear tufts and a greyish-yellow bill.

Distribution

Endemic to Jamaica, found in the woodlands of Jamaica

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.^[1]

Habitat

Scattered clumps of trees, generally in lowlands.

Behaviour

It is nocturnal and diet includes large insects, spiders, amphibians, lizards, birds and rodents.

It lays its eggs in tree cavities.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Jamaican Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Jamaican_Owl

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