Broken-barred Roller vs Petit-duc du Chocó

Ancylis unguicella compared with Megascops centralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken-barred Roller	Petit-duc du Chocó
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Strigiformes (Owls)
Family	Tortricidae	Strigidae (True Owls)
Genus	Ancylis	Megascops
Species	Ancylis unguicella	Megascops centralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken-barred Roller and Petit-duc du Chocó share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Broken-barred Roller

LC — Least Concern

Petit-duc du Chocó

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken-barred Roller	Petit-duc du Chocó
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broken-barred Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Petit-duc du Chocó

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

Broken-barred Roller

The Broken-Barred Roller (Ancylis unguicella) is a species in the genus Ancylis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Petit-duc du Chocó

The Choco Screech-Owl (Megascops centralis) is a small, cryptically patterned owl in the family Strigidae, found in the humid lowland and foothill forests of the Chocó region of northwestern Colombia and extending into adjacent areas of Central America. Screech-owls of the genus Megascops are characterised by their small to medium size, prominent ear tufts, complex camouflage plumage imitating tree bark, and vocalisations consisting of mellow trilling or whinnying calls quite different from the piercing screech suggested by their common name. The Choco Screech-Owl inhabits the forest interior and edge from sea level to around 1,500 metres elevation, where it hunts nocturnally for large insects, small lizards, frogs, and occasionally small birds. During the day it roosts upright against a tree trunk or in dense foliage, where its mottled grey, brown, and black plumage renders it nearly invisible. Nesting occurs in natural tree cavities. The IUCN classifies this species as Least Concern, with a sufficient range across the Colombian Chocó and Central America. However, the ongoing loss of lowland tropical forest in this region — one of the wettest on Earth — remains a background threat to this and the many other Chocó endemics that depend on intact forest.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway