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Eastern Screech-Owl (naevius)

Megascops asio naevius (Gmelin, JF 1788)




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Classification
Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Megascops
Scientific:
  Megascops asio naevius


Original description

Citation:
  (Gmelin, JF 1788)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Strix naevia

Type locality:
  New York.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10285#page/301/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  38B17D6EF4A87F7A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-38B17D6E

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/38B17D6E


Taxonomic Serial Number:

Geographic range:

  • Megascops asio naevius: southeastern Canada and northeastern USA (south to North Carolina)
English:
Eastern Screech-Owl (naevius)
French:
Petit-duc maculé (naevius)


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
Otus asio naevius
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
Otus asio naevius
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
Otus asio naevius
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
Otus asio naevius
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
Otus asio naevius
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
Otus asio naevius
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
Otus asio naevius
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
Otus asio naevius
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
Otus asio naevius
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
Otus asio naevius
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
Otus asio naevius
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
Otus asio naevius
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
Otus asio naevius
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
Otus asio naevius
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
Otus asio naevius
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
Otus asio naevius
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
Otus asio naevius
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Eastern Screech-Owl (naevius) ( Megascops asio naevius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Eastern Screech-Owl (naevius) ( Megascops asio naevius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Eastern Screech-Owl (naevius) ( Megascops asio naevius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Megascops asio naevius
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Eastern Screech-Owl (naevius) ( Megascops asio naevius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Eastern Screech-Owl (naevius) ( Megascops asio naevius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Eastern Screech-Owl (naevius) ( Megascops asio naevius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Eastern Screech-Owl (naevius) ( Megascops asio naevius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Eastern Screech-Owl (naevius) ( Megascops asio naevius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Eastern Screech-Owl (naevius) ( Megascops asio naevius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Eastern Screech-Owl (naevius) ( Megascops asio naevius)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Otus asio naevius [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Otus asio naevius [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Otus asio naevius [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Otus asio naevius [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Megascops asio naevius [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Otus asio naevius [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Otus asio naevius [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Megascops asio naevius [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Megascops asio naevius [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Megascops asio naevius [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Megascops asio naevius [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Otus asio naevius
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Otus asio naevius

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Megascops asio [asio or naevius]

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Other synonyms

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English: Eastern Screech-Owl (naevius), Screech Owl
French: Petit-duc maculé (naevius)
Scientific: Megascops asio naevius, Otus asio naevius, Strix naevia

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