Eastern Screech Owl | |
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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.