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The '''bare-legged screech-owl''' or '''Cuban screech-owl''' (''Margarobyas lawrencii'') is a species of [[owl]] of the family Strigidae, and found on the island of [[Cuba]], and named in honor of American businessman and ornithologist George Newbold Lawrence (1806-1895)<ref>http://www.hbw.com/dictionary/definition/lawrencei-lawrenceii-lawrenci</ref>.
==Description==
Bare-legged screech owls are small, measuring about 8.6 inches in length; females are slightly smaller. The upper plumage is dark chestnut in color with some mottled white on the back and wing covers. The face is brownish gray with white eyebrows. Eyes and beak are dark brown. The throat and chest is whitish, with light brownish streaks. The tail is dark brown, underneath it has whitish faint bar. The legs are long, light yellow in color, and bare of feathers.
Their hunting habits are exclusively nocturnal. During the day it remains sheltered within dense foliage, tree cavities, or caves. Diet consists primarily of insects, but will occasionally consume small rodents, birds, and reptiles.
===Subspecies===
*''Margarobyas lawrencii exsul''; Cuba
*''Margarobyas lawrencii lawrencii''; Cuba: Isle of Youth
==References==
<small><references/></small>
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Birds of Prey]][[Category:Owls]]
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The '''bare-legged screech-owl''' or '''Cuban screech-owl''' (''Margarobyas lawrencii'') is a species of [[owl]] of the family Strigidae, and found on the island of [[Cuba]], and named in honor of American businessman and ornithologist George Newbold Lawrence (1806-1895)<ref>http://www.hbw.com/dictionary/definition/lawrencei-lawrenceii-lawrenci</ref>.
==Description==
Bare-legged screech owls are small, measuring about 8.6 inches in length; females are slightly smaller. The upper plumage is dark chestnut in color with some mottled white on the back and wing covers. The face is brownish gray with white eyebrows. Eyes and beak are dark brown. The throat and chest is whitish, with light brownish streaks. The tail is dark brown, underneath it has whitish faint bar. The legs are long, light yellow in color, and bare of feathers.
Their hunting habits are exclusively nocturnal. During the day it remains sheltered within dense foliage, tree cavities, or caves. Diet consists primarily of insects, but will occasionally consume small rodents, birds, and reptiles.
===Subspecies===
*''Margarobyas lawrencii exsul''; Cuba
*''Margarobyas lawrencii lawrencii''; Cuba: Isle of Youth
==References==
<small><references/></small>
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Birds of Prey]][[Category:Owls]]