Eastern Screech Owl

Eastern Screech Owl
Grey morph
Information
Common Name	Eastern Screech-owl
Range	Eastern orth America, from Mexico to Canada.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Order	Strigiformes
Family	Strigidae
Genus	Megascops
Species	Megascops asio
Conservation Status
Least Concern

The Eastern screech owl or eastern screech-owl (Megascops asio), is a species of screech owl that is relatively common in Eastern orth America, from Mexico to Canada. This species is native to most wooded environments of its distribution and, more so than any other owl in its range, has adapted well to manmade development, although it frequently avoids detection due to its strictly nocturnal habits.