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Screech owls or screech-owls are typical owls in the family Strigidae. They are in the genus Megascops. Human beings know about 24 living species of screech owls, but there might be more. People often find new ones, especially in the Andes.
Screech owls live in the Americas.[1] Some species formerly placed with them are nowadays considered more distinct. The common name "screech owl" is sometimes used for the not closely related barn owl as well.
For a long time, scientists thought screech owls were kinds of scops owls, but now they do not.
- ↑ "Eastern Screech-Owl". Audobon Society. Retrieved November 3, 2022.