Eastern screech owl
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| phylum | Chordata | The Eastern Screech Owl or Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio) is a small owl that is relatively common in Eastern North America, from Mexico to Canada. They have either rusty or dark gray intricately patterned plumage with streaking on the underparts. Mid-sized by screech-owl standards, these birds are stocky, short-tailed and broad-winged. They have a large round head with prominent ear tufts, yellow eyes and a yellowish bill. Rusty birds are more common in the southern parts of the range; pairings of the two color variants do occur.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| Class | Aves | |
| order | Strigiformes | |
| family | Strigidae | |
| genus | Megascops | |
| species | M. asio |
