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Otus asio
Eastern Screech-Owl, Screech Owl
Acadia National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Otus asio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Eastern Screech-Owl, Screech Owl
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Strigiformes, Family Strigidae, Genus Megascops, Species Otus asio


Seasonality Tags:
Vagrant


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		2 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Antietam National Battlefield	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Buffalo National River
Cape Cod National Seashore	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Effigy Mounds National Monument	First State National Historical Park
Fort Circle Parks	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Washington Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
George Washington Carver National Monument	Gettysburg National Military Park
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Hot Springs National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Morristown National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	National Capital Parks-East
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Pipestone National Monument	Prince William Forest Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vicksburg National Military Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	8/17/2002

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/18/2025 2:03:24 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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