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Eastern Screech-Owl
Megascops asio
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Barred OwlStrix varia
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
Western Screech-OwlMegascops kennicottii
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus
Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
American Barn OwlTyto furcata
Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 640,179 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 119,294 |
| New York | 70,499 |
| Michigan | 41,954 |
| Virginia | 41,664 |
| Maryland | 32,778 |
| New Jersey | 32,326 |
| West Virginia | 22,189 |
| North Carolina | 20,922 |
| Quebec | 18,674 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
- NocturnalActive primarily at nightChecked by the maintainer
Group and habits
- PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cactus nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cacti.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Vertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating vertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cavity nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cavities.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Owls · Strigiformes |
| Family | Typical Owls · Strigidae |
| Genus | Screech-Owls · Megascops |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
- Native Birds of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Eastern Screech-Owl with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.