Screech owl
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| Screech-owl | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Branch | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Sub-class | Neornithes |
| Infra-class | Neoaves |
| Order Information | |
| Order | Strigiformes |
| Family Information | |
| Families | Strigidae |
| Sub-family | Striginae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Megascops |
| Population statistics | |
Megascops is a genus of owls found in the Americas, and commonly known as "screech-owls" for their piercing calls.
Species
- Balsas screech-owl, Megascops seductus
- Bare-shanked screech-owl, Megascops clarkii
- Bearded screech-owl, Megascops barbarus
- Choco screech-owl, Megascops centralis
- Cinnamon screech-owl, Megascops petersoni
- Cloud-forest screech-owl, Megascops marshalli
- Columbian screech-owl, Megascops colombianus
- Eastern screech owl, Megascops asio
- Foothill screech-owl, Megascops roraimae
- Guatemalan screech-owl, Megascops guatemalae
- Hoy's screech-owl, Megascops hoyi
- Koepcke's screech owl, Megascops koepckeae
- Long-tufted screech owl, Megascops sanctaecatarinae
- Pacific screech-owl, Megascops cooperi
- Puerto Rican screech owl, Megascops nudipes
- Rufescent screech-owl, Megascops ingens
- Tawny-bellied screech-owl, Megascops watsonii
- Tropical screech owl, Megascops choliba
- Variable screech-owl, Megascops atricapilla
- Western screech-owl, Megascops kennicottii
- West Peruvian screech owl, Megascops roboratus
- Whiskered screech owl, Megascops trichopsis
- White-throated screech owl, Megascops albogularis
