Tropical Screech-owl

Description
A small owl with very variable colors; generally the back is grey-brown with brownish streaks and the underparts whitish with some black streaks and very fine brownish lines. The facial disc is white with a blackish border. The large eyes have yellow irises. The bill is greenish-grey with a grey tip and the legs are grey to brown. They have small but evident ear tufts that can be raised or folded back as if they were ears. 

Ethology
It is a nocturnal bird that rests in cavities or on branches during the day. It nests in a wide variety of cavities and sometimes uses nests abandoned by woodpeckers. Clutch size is 1 to 4 eggs, which are incubated by the female. The young leave the nest 30 days after hatching. 

Interesting facts
Populations of this species are stable, so it is not endangered. Its main threats are habitat destruction and illegal species trafficking