Genus

Screech-Owls

Megascops

17 species in our catalog · found in 113 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
GenusMegascops (Screech-Owls)

Species in this group

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Megascops choliba

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Megascops roraimae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Megascops cooperi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Megascops watsonii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Megascops kennicottii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Megascops roboratus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Megascops clarkii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Megascops guatemalae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Megascops centralis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Megascops asio

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Megascops atricapilla

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Megascops albogularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Megascops ingens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Megascops trichopsis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Megascops marshalli

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Megascops koepckeae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Megascops petersoni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Screech-Owls

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~60%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			~60%
2	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~30%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			~30%
3	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	2	~30%
	Foothill Screech-Owl			~20%
	Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl			<5%
4	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~20%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			~10%
	Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl			~10%
5	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~20%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			~10%
	Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl			~10%
6	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~20%
	Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl			~10%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			~10%
7	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	6	~20%
	Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl			~10%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			<5%
	Rufescent Screech-Owl			<5%
	Foothill Screech-Owl			<5%
	Cloud-forest Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
	White-throated Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
8	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~20%
	Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl			~20%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			~10%
9	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~20%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			~20%
10	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	5	~20%
	Foothill Screech-Owl			~10%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			<5%
	Rufescent Screech-Owl			<5%
	Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl			<5%
	Cinnamon Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
11	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3	~20%
	Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl			~10%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			~10%
	Rufescent Screech-Owl			<5%
12	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Pacific Screech-Owl			~20%
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			<5%
13	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	~20%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
	Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
14	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~20%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			~20%
	Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
15	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~20%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			~10%
	Black-capped Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
16	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Western Screech-Owl			~10%
17	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~10%
	Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl			~10%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			<5%
18	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Peruvian Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
19	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~10%
	Foothill Screech-Owl			~10%
20	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			~10%
21	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~10%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			~10%
	Black-capped Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
22	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			~10%
23	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	4	~10%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			<5%
	Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl			<5%
	Rufescent Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
	Cloud-forest Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
24	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~10%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			~10%
	Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl			<5%
25	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~10%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			~10%
	Black-capped Screech-Owl			<5%
26	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	~10%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			~10%
	White-throated Screech-Owl			<5%
	Rufescent Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
27	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Bare-shanked Screech-Owl			~10%
28	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Pacific Screech-Owl			~10%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			<5%
29	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Pacific Screech-Owl			~10%
30	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			~10%
31	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~10%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			~10%
	Black-capped Screech-Owl			<5%
32	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Chocó Screech-Owl			~10%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			<5%
33	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Bare-shanked Screech-Owl			~10%
34	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Eastern Screech-Owl			~10%
35	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~10%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			~10%
	Chocó Screech-Owl			<5%
	Bare-shanked Screech-Owl			<5%
36	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~10%
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			~10%
37	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	4	~10%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			~10%
	Rufescent Screech-Owl			<5%
	White-throated Screech-Owl			<5%
	Chocó Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
38	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~10%
	Bare-shanked Screech-Owl			<5%
	Pacific Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
	Tropical Screech-Owl			<5%
39	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
40	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2	~10%
	Foothill Screech-Owl			<5%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			<5%
41	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Pacific Screech-Owl			~10%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
42	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~10%
	White-throated Screech-Owl			~10%
	Foothill Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
43	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Bare-shanked Screech-Owl			~10%
44	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Pacific Screech-Owl			<5%
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			<5%
45	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			~10%
46	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
47	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~10%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			<5%
	White-throated Screech-Owl			<5%
48	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			<5%
49	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Pacific Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			<5%
50	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	<5%
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			<5%
51	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Pacific Screech-Owl			<5%
52	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Western Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
53	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			<5%
	Whiskered Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
54	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			<5%
55	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Bare-shanked Screech-Owl			<5%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
56	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			<5%
	Chocó Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
57	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	<5%
	Pacific Screech-Owl			<5%
58	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			<5%
59	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	<5%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			<5%
	Black-capped Screech-Owl			<5%
60	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			<5%
61	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Eastern Screech-Owl			<5%
62	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			<5%
	Chocó Screech-Owl			<5%
63	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Eastern Screech-Owl			<5%
64	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Pacific Screech-Owl			<5%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
65	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	3	<5%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			<5%
	Bare-shanked Screech-Owl			<5%
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			<5%
66	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Western Screech-Owl			<5%
	Whiskered Screech-Owl			<5%
67	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			<5%
	Bare-shanked Screech-Owl			<5%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
68	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			<5%
69	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			<5%
	Bare-shanked Screech-Owl			<5%
70	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			<5%
71	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	<5%
	Rufescent Screech-Owl			<5%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			<5%
	White-throated Screech-Owl			<5%
72	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			<5%
73	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Eastern Screech-Owl			<5%
74	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	<5%
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			<5%
75	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
76	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Western Screech-Owl			<5%
77	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Eastern Screech-Owl			<5%
78	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			<5%
79	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			<5%
80	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Screech-Owl			<5%
81	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Whiskered Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
82	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Screech-Owl			<5%
83	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Eastern Screech-Owl			<5%
84	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Whiskered Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
85	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Whiskered Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
86	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			<5%
87	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Bare-shanked Screech-Owl			<5%
	Pacific Screech-Owl			<5%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
88	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Western Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
89	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Chocó Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
	Tropical Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
90	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Screech-Owl			<5%
91	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Pacific Screech-Owl			<5%
	Bare-shanked Screech-Owl			<5%
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
92	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Screech-Owl			<5%
93	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Pacific Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
94	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Koepcke's Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
95	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
	Tropical Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
96	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Eastern Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
97	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
98	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
99	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
100	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Western Screech-Owl			<5%
101	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
102	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
103	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
104	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
105	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
106	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Eastern Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
107	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Tropical Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
108	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Screech-Owl			<5%
109	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Vermiculated Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
110	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Eastern Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
111	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
112	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Western Screech-Owl			Insufficient data
113	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Western Screech-Owl			Insufficient data