Introduction
The Yungas Screech Owl is a small owl with short ear-tufts. It is also known as the Hoy's Screech Owl or the Montane Forest Screech Owl.
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Information
Distribution: South central Bolivia to northern Argentina.
![Range of Yungas Screech Owl (Megascops hoyi)](species/rangemaps/montane_forest_screech_owl.jpg)
Range of the Yungas Screech Owl Megascops hoyi
Status: Locally common.
Original Description: König, Claus, & Straneck, Roberto Juan. 1989. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde., Serie A, Biologie, 428, p. 4.