Researcher Rodrigo Medellin from UNAM's Institute of Ecology holds an owl as he and his students catch and release birds on campus as part of a nighttime field study to identify bird species on the university campus in Mexico City, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. According to Medellin, this owl is called in Spanish “Tecolote del Oeste”, and its scientific name is Megascops kennicottii. In English, it is known as a Western screech owl. (Photo by Marco Ugarte/AP Photo)
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