Whiskered screech owl
| Whiskered screech owl | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Megascops |
| Species: | M. trichopsis |
| Binomial name | |
| Megascops trichopsis (Wagler, 1832) | |
| Subspecies | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Otus trichopsis | |
The whiskered screech owl (Megascops trichopsis) is a small screech owl found in North and Central America.