#1386 · 🐦 birds

Eastern Screech-Owl

🇳🇱 Oostelijke Schreeuwuil ·Megascops asio

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 outside Europe

8 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Michael Hodge · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
2. © Joanne Muis Redwood · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Josh van der Meulen · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
4. © Bonnie Kinder · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Gary Lane · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © roy pilcher · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Owen J. · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © Kala Murphy King · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

what is it?

The eastern screech owl or eastern screech-owl ( Megascops asio ) is a small owl that is relatively common in Eastern North America, from Mexico to Canada. This species is native to most wooded environments of its distribution, and more so than any other owl in its range, has adapted well to manmade development, although it frequently avoids detection due to its strictly nocturnal habits.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 26,791iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
26,791 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).