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| − | '''Megascops''' is a genus of [[ | + | '''Megascops''' is a genus of [[owl]]s found in the [[America]]s, and commonly known as "screech-owls" for their piercing calls. |
==Species== | ==Species== | ||
| − | *[[Balsas screech-owl]] | + | *[[Balsas screech-owl]], ''Megascops seductus'' |
| − | *[[Bare-shanked screech-owl]] | + | *[[Bare-shanked screech-owl]], ''Megascops clarkii'' |
| − | *[[Bearded screech-owl]] | + | *[[Bearded screech-owl]], ''Megascops barbarus'' |
| − | *[[Choco screech-owl]] | + | *[[Choco screech-owl]], ''Megascops centralis'' |
| − | *[[Cinnamon screech-owl]] | + | *[[Cinnamon screech-owl]], ''Megascops petersoni'' |
| − | *[[Cloud-forest screech-owl]] | + | *[[Cloud-forest screech-owl]], ''Megascops marshalli'' |
| − | *[[Columbian screech-owl]] | + | *[[Columbian screech-owl]], ''Megascops colombianus'' |
| − | *[[Eastern screech owl]] | + | *[[Eastern screech owl]], ''Megascops asio'' |
| − | *[[Foothill screech-owl]] | + | *[[Foothill screech-owl]], ''Megascops roraimae'' |
| − | *[[Guatemalan screech-owl]] | + | *[[Guatemalan screech-owl]], ''Megascops guatemalae'' |
| − | *[[Hoy's screech-owl]] | + | *[[Hoy's screech-owl]], ''Megascops hoyi'' |
| − | *[[Koepcke's screech owl]] | + | *[[Koepcke's screech owl]], ''Megascops koepckeae'' |
| − | *[[Long-tufted screech owl]] | + | *[[Long-tufted screech owl]], ''Megascops sanctaecatarinae'' |
| − | *[[Pacific screech-owl]] | + | *[[Pacific screech-owl]], ''Megascops cooperi'' |
| − | *[[Puerto Rican screech owl]] | + | *[[Puerto Rican screech owl]], ''Megascops nudipes'' |
| − | *[[Rufescent screech-owl]] | + | *[[Rufescent screech-owl]], ''Megascops ingens'' |
| − | *[[Tawny-bellied screech-owl]] | + | *[[Tawny-bellied screech-owl]], ''Megascops watsonii'' |
| − | *[[Tropical screech owl]] | + | *[[Tropical screech owl]], ''Megascops choliba'' |
| − | *[[Variable screech-owl]] | + | *[[Variable screech-owl]], ''Megascops atricapilla'' |
| − | *[[Western screech-owl]] | + | *[[Western screech-owl]], ''Megascops kennicottii'' |
| − | *[[West Peruvian screech owl]] | + | *[[West Peruvian screech owl]], ''Megascops roboratus'' |
| − | *[[Whiskered screech owl]] | + | *[[Whiskered screech owl]], ''Megascops trichopsis'' |
| − | *[[White-throated screech owl]] | + | *[[White-throated screech owl]], ''Megascops albogularis'' |
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[[Category:Owls]] | [[Category:Owls]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Birds of Prey]] |
Revision as of 06:58, October 4, 2014
| 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