The whiskered screech owl (Megascops trichopsis) is a small screech owl found in North and Central America.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Whiskered Screech-Owl being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae
- Genus
- Megascops
- Species
- Megascops trichopsis
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