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Bare-shanked Screech-Owl

Megascops clarkii
Family
Owls
Order
Strigiformes
Codes
bssowl, BSSO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderStrigiformes
FamilyOwls (Strigidae)
SpeciesMegascops clarkii
Codesbssowl, BSSO
Identification

The Bare-shanked Screech-Owl (Megascops clarkii) is a member of the Owls family within the order Strigiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code bssowl when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Owls
White-fronted Scops-Owl
Otus sagittatus
Andaman Scops-Owl
Otus balli
Reddish Scops-Owl
Otus rufescens
Serendib Scops-Owl
Otus thilohoffmanni
Sandy Scops-Owl
Otus icterorhynchus
Sokoke Scops-Owl
Otus ireneae
Bare-shanked Screech-Owl photo
(c) Christian Artuso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Christian Artuso

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Megascops clarkii

Family: Owls

Order: Strigiformes

eBird Code: bssowl