Whiskered Screech Owl
Megascops trichopsis(Wagler, JG, 1832)
English (US) Whiskered Screech Owl
The Whiskered Screech Owl (Megascops trichopsis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Strigidae (Owls) in the order Strigiformes.
- Scientific name
- Megascops trichopsis
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Whiskered Screech Owl
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1832)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Megascops trichopsis aspersus
- Megascops trichopsis trichopsis
- Megascops trichopsis mesamericanus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Scops trichopsis
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1832)
- Type locality
- Mexico.
- Original description
- Isis von Oken 25 col.276
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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