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Scientific Name
Megascops asio
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Megascops asio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
eastern screech-owl
Park Synonyms
Otus asio
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Strigiformes |
| Family | Strigidae |
| Subfamily | Striginae |
| Genus | Megascops |
| Species | Megascops asio |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Formerly known as Otus asio.; Data Source: Ted Gostomski species list review, 2003.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Brewer et al. 1991
Abundance
Occasional
Abundance Notes
One record on 29 September 1973 at Innisfree by C. Freeman, although he notes that it is "probably more common than the records show."; Data Source: Foster 1975
Seasonality Tags
-
Resident
Data Source: Francke and Graf 1994
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Jennifer Sieracki
Created Date
10/29/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Leah Kainulainen
Last Modified Date
7/19/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Recorded on Mainland and North Manitou Island., Park Species Data Source: Gostomski, T. Letter to Joan Elias. 2002. Brewer, R., G.A. McPeek, and R.J. Adams, Jr. 1991. The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Michigan. Michigan State University Press, East Lansing, MI. Francke, C. and L. Graf. 1994. Birds of Leelanau County and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: An Annotated Checklist. Leelanau Conservancy, Leland, MI. Foster, W L. 1975. Birds of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Area. Pages 31-95 in M W Paddock. Natural History Surveys of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. University of Michigan Biological Station, Pellston and Ann Arbor, MI.
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