scops-owls and screech-owls
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Scops owl — Scops owls Eurasian Scops Owls, Otus scops Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Screech owl — Screech owls Eastern Screech Owl, Megascops asio Rufous morph Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Scops giu — Scops owl Scops owl [NL. scops, fr. Gr. ? the little horned owl.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small owls of the genus {Scops} having ear tufts like those of the horned owls, especially the European scops owl ({Scops giu}), and the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scops owl — [NL. scops, fr. Gr. ? the little horned owl.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small owls of the genus {Scops} having ear tufts like those of the horned owls, especially the European scops owl ({Scops giu}), and the American screech owl… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scops-owl — Taxobox name = Scops owls image caption = Eurasian Scops owls, Otus scops regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes infraclassis = Neognathae superordo = Neoaves ordo = Strigiformes familia = Strigidae genus =… … Wikipedia
Screech-owl — Taxobox name = Screech owls image width = 210px image caption = Eastern Screech owl, Megascops asio Rufous morph regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes infraclassis = Neognathae superordo = Neoaves ordo =… … Wikipedia
screech owl — 1. any of numerous small American owls of the genus Otus, having hornlike tufts of feathers, as O. asio, of eastern North America. 2. (not in technical use) any owl having a harsh cry, esp. the barn owl. Also, screech owl. [1585 95] * * * Any of… … Universalium
screech owl — noun 1. any owl that has a screeching cry • Hypernyms: ↑owl, ↑bird of Minerva, ↑bird of night, ↑hooter 2. small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle • Syn: ↑Otus asio … Useful english dictionary
scops owl — /skops/ any of a group of small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call, esp. Otus scops (Old World scops owl) and O. sunia (Oriental scops owl). [1815 25; < NL < Gk skóps little horned owl] * * * any Old World owl of the genus Otus,… … Universalium
Western Screech Owl — Conservation status Least Concern&# … Wikipedia
