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Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Eastern Screech Owl, Common Screech Owl, Common Screech-Owl
Old scientific name(s): Otus asio

Photographs

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Range

Sc. to se. Canada, United States and ne. Mexico;
(1) Sc. Canada (s. Saskatchewan and s. Manitoba and s. Ontario) s. in e. Montana and e. Colorado, n. Minnesota, n. Michigan s. to Oklahoma.
(2) Se. Canada (sw. Quebec), c. and ne. United States (Maine s. to North Carolina).
(3) Kansas and Oklahoma to e. Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia.
(4) C. Oklahoma to n. Texas.
(5) S. Louisiana to s. Florida.
(6) S. Texas to c. Mexico (Tamaulipas, c. Nuevo Leon and e. San Luis Potosi).

Videos

Cincinnati Zoo, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Jun 22, 2001 Source: William Hull
Description: None

Cincinnati Zoo, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Jun 24, 2001 Source: William Hull
Description: None

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Florida Museum of Natural History

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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