Usually means: Small owl with piercing call.
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  1. shriek owl: Merriam-Webster
  2. shriek-owl, shriek owl: Wordnik
  3. shriek owl: Wiktionary
  4. Shriek owl: Dictionary.com
  5. shriek owl: FreeDictionary.org
  6. Shriek owl: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (shriek owl)

▸ noun:  (dated) The screech owl.
▸ noun:  (obsolete) The swift; so called from its cry.

Similar:
shivering owl, screech-owl, screech owl, squinch owl, scops, hoot owl, laughing owl, screech-hawk, screecher, jar-owl, more...

Opposite:
screech owl, hoot owl, barred owl, great horned owl

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Similar:
shivering owl, screech-owl, screech owl, squinch owl, scops, hoot owl, laughing owl, screech-hawk, screecher, jar-owl, more...

Opposite:
screech owl, hoot owl, barred owl, great horned owl



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