ID Notes ⁶

The Eastern Screech Owl, Megascops asio, is a small owl that is relatively common in Western NY. It can be distinguished from other common local owls by its small size. Another small owl, the Northern Saw-whet Owl, does migrate through our area but is very unlikely to be seen on our cameras. These species can be distinguished by the large ear tufts of the screech owl. The saw-whet owl lacks this feature. Screech owls range in color grey to reddish-brown. However as their image is most often captured at night, size and ear tufts are typically the key identifying features.

Fontes e Créditos

1. (c) Michael Hodge, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/27142448@N00/2219092451
2. (c) Dick Daniels, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eastern_Screech-Owl_(Megascops_asio)_RWD.jpg
3. (c) Wolfgang Wander, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eastern_Screech_Owl.jpg
4. (c) DickDaniels, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eastern_Screech_Owl_RWD_at_CRC3.jpg
5. (c) Greg Hume, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Megascops_asio-gray.jpg
6. Adaptado por Robin Foster de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megascops_asio

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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
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