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Cayuela, L., Rey Benayas, J. M.; Echeverría, C. 2006. Clearance and fragmentation of tropical montane forests in the Highlands of Chiapas, Mexico (1975–2000). Forest Ecology and Management 226 : 208–218.

del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J. 1999. Handbook of the Birds of the World, vol. 5: Barn-owls to Hummingbirds. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.

Eisermann, K.; Avendaño, C. 2015. Los búhos de Guatemala. In: P. L. Enríquez (ed.), Los búhos neotropicales: diversidad y conservación, ECOSUR, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, México.

Enríquez, P. L.; Cheng, K. M. 2008. Natural history of the threatened Bearded Screech-owl (Megascops barbarus) in Chiapas, Mexico. Journal of Raptor Research 42(3): 180-187.

Enríquez, P.L. 2007. Ecology of the Bearded Screech-Owl (Megascops barbarus) in the Central Highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Enríquez, P.L. 2011. Bearded Screech-Owl (Megascops barbarus). In: T. S. Schulenberg (ed.), Neotropical Birds Online. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca.

Global Forest Watch. 2020. Interactive Forest Change Mapping Tool. Available at: http://www.globalforestwatch.org/.

Howell, S.N.G.; Webb, S. 1995. A guide to the Birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

IUCN. 2020. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2020-3. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 10 December 2020).

NABCI. 2016. The State of North America’s Birds 2016. In: Environment and Climate Change Canada (eds). Ottawa, Ontario.

Ochoa-Gaona, S.; González-Espinosa, M. 2000. Land use and deforestation in the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. Applied Geography 20: 17-42.

Partners in Flight. 2019. Avian Conservation Assessment Database, version 2019. Available at: http://pif.birdconservancy.org/ACAD.

Stattersfield, A.J., Crosby, M.J., Long, A.J. and Wege, D.C. 1998. Endemic bird areas of the world: priorities for bird conservation. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Bearded Screech-owl Megascops barbarus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/bearded-screech-owl-megascops-barbarus on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.