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Black-capped Screech-Owl

Megascops atricapilla
Family
Owls
Order
Strigiformes
Codes
bkcsco1, BCSO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderStrigiformes
FamilyOwls (Strigidae)
SpeciesMegascops atricapilla
Codesbkcsco1, BCSO
Identification

The Black-capped Screech-Owl (Megascops atricapilla) 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 bkcsco1 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
Black-capped Screech-Owl photo
(c) Dario Sanches, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Megascops atricapilla

Family: Owls

Order: Strigiformes

eBird Code: bkcsco1