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Long-tufted Screech-Owl

Megascops sanctaecatarinae
Family
Owls
Order
Strigiformes
Codes
lotsco1, LTSO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderStrigiformes
FamilyOwls (Strigidae)
SpeciesMegascops sanctaecatarinae
Codeslotsco1, LTSO
Identification

The Long-tufted Screech-Owl (Megascops sanctaecatarinae) 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 lotsco1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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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
Long-tufted Screech-Owl photo
(c) Luciano Bernardes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Luciano Bernardes

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Megascops sanctaecatarinae

Family: Owls

Order: Strigiformes

eBird Code: lotsco1