Scientific Name
Otus asio
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Otus asio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Eastern Screech-Owl, Screech Owl
Park Synonyms
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 | Otus asio |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Two spring records on Mount Desert Island (Witt 1997).
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Native to Maine (Palmer 1949) and North America (Long 1981).
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Accidental (Witt 1997).
Seasonality Tags
-
Vagrant
Sibley (2000) rare vagrant in Maine; typically a southeastern and mid-western species. Adamus (1983) former breeder; no documented nesting in recent history.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
G. Mittelhauser
Created Date
8/17/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
G. Mittelhauser
Last Modified Date
8/17/2002 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Checklist information (abundance, nativity) updated 4/11/03 by professional judgement of Bruce Connery, ACAD wildlife biologist.
Jones (1986) lists 2 records on MDI. Heard at Bubble Pond on 9-10 March 1971 (C. Jellison fide C. Packard), and a bird at Hulls Cove on 26 April 1979 (Russell, D. Coman).
Russell (1984?) handwritten note lists this species at Upper Breakneck Pond, heard and seen on 26 April 1979 (D. Coman; MBL 2(1)).
Adamus (1983) Red-phase bird seen on 26 April 1979 on MDI.
Bond (1969) have been heard on a few occasions, but there have been no daylight records during the past 50 years., Park Species Data Source: Witt (1997); Jones (1986); Russell (1984?)
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