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Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio Scientific name definitions

Gary Ritchison, Frederick R. Gehlbach, Peter Pyle, and Michael A. Patten
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 7, 2017

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Figure 1. Distribution of the Eastern Screech-Owl. - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Eastern Screech-Owl.

This species is rare and local north of the distribution shown.

Recommended Citation

Ritchison, G., F. R. Gehlbach, P. Pyle, and M. A. Patten (2020). Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.easowl1.01
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