- The
eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) or
eastern screech-owl, is a
small owl that is
relatively common in
Eastern North America, from
Mexico to Canada...
- The
western screech owl (Megascops kennicottii) is a
small owl
native to
North and
Central America,
closely related to the
eastern screech owl. The scientific...
-
includes insects, reptiles,
small mammals such as bats and mice, and
small birds.
Screech owls have a good
sense of hearing,
which helps them
locate their prey...
- The
tropical screech owl (Megascops choliba) is a
small species of owl in the
family Strigidae. It is
found in
Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad, and every...
- owl,
Strix occidentalis Eastern screech-owl,
Megascops asio
Western screech-owl,
Megascops kennicottii Whiskered screech-owl,
Megascops trichopsis Flammulated...
- attack.
Before long, the sky is
darkened by a
hideous onslaught of
screeching birds. An old
timer recalls a similar,
horrific outbreak three decades ago...
- Nicaragua. The
Pacific screech owl has
sometimes been
treated as a race of
western screech owl (Megascops kennicottii) or
eastern screech owl (M. asio) but...
- bittern”),
possibly from the
onomatopoeic Proto-Indo-European root *gū- , "
screech." Some
authors use the
terms "hovering kite" and "soaring kite" to distinguish...
- In this list of
birds by
common name 11,278
extant and
recently extinct (since 1500)
bird species are recognised.
Species marked with a "†" are extinct...
- The
cinnamon screech owl (Megascops petersoni) is a
species of owl in the
family Strigidae. It is
found in the
Andes of
Ecuador and Peru and possibly...