Screech owl

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