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Megascops asio
Eastern Screech Owl, Eastern Screech-Owl
Congaree National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Megascops asio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Otus asio

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


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		SC: S4S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 6 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Amistad National Recreation Area	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Badlands National Park	Big Bend National Park
Big Cypress National Preserve	Biscayne National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Devils Tower National Monument	Dry Tortugas National Park
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Missouri National Recreational River	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Niobrara National Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Piscataway Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Wind Cave National Park


Last Modified Date:	12/7/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 12:09:49 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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