Eastern Screech Owl

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q251939
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Eastern Screech Owl

Summary

Eastern Screech Owl is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (679 views/month, #1,343 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eastern Screech Owl's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Eastern Screech Owl is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Eastern Screech Owl's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Eastern Screech Owl is classified within Megascops[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Eastern Screech Owl is Megascops asio[7].
  • Eastern Screech Owl's Commons category is recorded as Megascops asio[8].
  • Eastern Screech Owl's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Megascops asio[9].
  • Eastern Screech Owl's Commons gallery is recorded as Megascops asio[10].
  • Eastern Screech Owl's original combination is recorded as Strix asio[11].
  • Eastern Screech Owl's taxon synonym is recorded as Otus asio[12].
  • Eastern Screech Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eastern Screech Owl'}[13].
  • Eastern Screech Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ostkreischeule'}[14].
  • Eastern Screech Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Autillo yanqui'}[15].
  • Eastern Screech Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'xot de Carolina'}[16].
  • Eastern Screech Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'výreček americký'}[17].
  • Eastern Screech Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'aedpäll'}[18].
  • Eastern Screech Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Lundugle'}[19].
  • Eastern Screech Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Североамериканская совка'}[20].
  • Eastern Screech Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ヒガシアメリカオオコノハズク'}[21].
  • Eastern Screech Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Østamerikansk Dværghornugle'}[22].
  • Eastern Screech Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'idänkirkupöllönen'}[23].
  • Eastern Screech Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'lármás füleskuvik'}[24].
  • Eastern Screech Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'syczoń krzykliwy'}[25].
  • Eastern Screech Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'výrček škriekavý'}[26].
  • Eastern Screech Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'östlig skrikuv'}[27].

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Classification

Eastern Screech Owl's scientific name is Megascops asio[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Megascops[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ostkreischeule'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Autillo yanqui'}[15], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'xot de Carolina'}[16], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'výreček americký'}[17], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'aedpäll'}[18].

Identifiers

Eastern Screech Owl's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 19765[28]. Eastern Screech Owl's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 81905[29]. Eastern Screech Owl's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510723[30]. Eastern Screech Owl's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2497415[31]. Eastern Screech Owl's ITIS TSN is recorded as 686658[32].

Why It Matters

Eastern Screech Owl ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (679 views/month, #1,343 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    Original combination Strix asio
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