Wild Florida Photo - Megascops - American screech-owls genus

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Genus

Megascops Pennant, 1769

American screech-owls

Megascops asio
Eastern screech owl
screech owl

Previously classified as the genus Otus, which now encompasses Old-world scops owls, American screech owls are now considered to be Megascops species.

Species of the Megascops genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:

Megascops asio
Eastern Screech Owl

The genus Megascops is a member of the Strigidae - Typical Owls family.