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The eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) or eastern screech-owl, is a small owl that is relatively common in Eastern North America, from Mexico to Canada. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] This species resides in most types of woodland habitats across its range, and is relatively adaptable to urban and developed areas compared to other owls.
Flamingoes are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 m) tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly shaped beaks are adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down. American flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber
A screech owl fossil from the Late Pliocene of Kansas [4] (which is almost identical to eastern and western screech owls) indicates a longstanding presence of these birds in the Americas, while coeval scops owl fossils very similar to the Eurasian scops owl have been found at S'Onix on Majorca. [5]
Bearded screech owl: Megascops barbarus (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1868) 211 Pacific screech owl: Megascops cooperi (Ridgway, 1878) 212 Western screech owl: Megascops kennicottii (Elliot, DG, 1867) 213 Eastern screech owl: Megascops asio (Linnaeus, 1758) 214 Balsas screech owl: Megascops seductus (Moore, RT, 1941) 215 Middle American screech owl
The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Florida. This list of birds of Florida includes species documented in the U.S. state of Florida and accepted by the Florida Ornithological Society Records Committee (FOSRC). As of November 2022, there were 539 species included in the official list. [1]
Houston is an unincorporated community in Suwannee County, Florida, United States. Houston is located on U.S. Route 90, 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Live Oak and 18 miles (29 km) west of Lake City. Houston is the location of Camp Weed & the Cerveny Conference Center [2] and the Suwannee Country Club [3]
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This list of owls is not comprehensive, as not all Strigiformes have had their numbers quantified. For a simple list of all owl species, see the article "List of owl species". Extinct species: Bermuda saw-whet owl, described from fossil records and explorer accounts of the bird in the 17th century. [1] Laughing owl, last seen in 1914. [2]