Introduction
The Jamaican Owl is a small to medium-sized owl with long ear-tufts. It was previously considered the only member of the genus Pseudoscops, but phylogenetic analysis has reclassified it within Asio.
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Information
Distribution: Endemic to Jamaica in the Greater Antilles.
Range of the Jamaican Owl Asio grammicus
Status: Common and widespread. Listed as 'Least Concern' by Birdlife International.
Original Description: Gosse, Philip Henry. 1847. The birds of Jamaica (Birds Jamaica): p. 19.
