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Otus asio
Eastern Screech-Owl
Hot Springs National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

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

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


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


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


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	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
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:	1/3/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/18/2025 2:04:12 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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