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[edit]

* 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