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O t h e r N o r t h A m e r i c a n O w l sWhiskered screech-owlMegascops trichopsis TRACKS 80-84(Meg-ah-scops [great little horned owl]tri-kop-sis [hair appearance; refers to long whiskers])A c c i d e n t a l N o r t h A m e r i c a n O w l sMottled owlStrix virgata TRACK 85(Strix [a screech owl; not very apropos]ver-gate-ah [wand-like])Photo by: ©M. Hyett / VIREOPhoto by: ©R. & N. Bowers / VIREOA Central and SouthAmerican species, rangingto within 80 miles of theU.S. in Mexico. Mottledowls are moderate in size,noticeably smaller than theclosely related barred owl,which is in the same genus.There is one record fromextreme southern Texas, in1983, of a bird found dead,and as yet to be verifiedreports from the sameregion in August 2006.
O T H E R N O R T H A M E R I C A N O W L SA C C I D E N T A L N O R T H A M E R I C A N O W L S 59A Mexican and Central American species that barelyenters the southwestern U.S. in southern Arizona and NewMexico. Once known as the spotted screech-owl, this speciesis very similar to other screech-owls in the genus Megascops. Itis easily overlooked or confused with similar species, and isbest separated by its fairly distinctive vocalizations.Range acrossNorth AmericaBreedingWinteringYear-roundOSriental scops-owlOtus sunia TRACK no recordings available(Oh-tus [an eared owl]soo-nee-ah [Napalese word Sunya, meaning “empty”]This is a wide-ranging owlof Eurasia and Asia, and isclosely related to and similarin appearance to Americanscreech-owls. There are tworecords in North America,from islands in the Pribilofs ofAlaska. Of the 22 species ofowls recorded to date in NorthAmerica, birders probably havePhoto by: ©J.G. Homes/ VIREOtygian owlthe least chance of seeing thisspecies – or hearing it.Asio stygius TRACK 86(Ay-see-oh [a type of horned owl] stij-ee-us [refers to the River Styx;hence hellish or dark, dismal; uncertain why this interesting owl issaddled with such an unflattering name])Photo by: ©J. Culbertson / VIREOThis owl of Central and SouthAmerica is closely related to theNorth American long-eared owl,and is in the same genus. Thereare two North American records,both from south Texas in thesame area where the mottled owlrecord came from. Stygian owlsmake an interesting whoof call astheir advertising song.
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