Western Screech Owl
Megascops kennicottii(Elliot, DG, 1867)
English (US) Western Screech Owl
The Western Screech Owl (Megascops kennicottii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Strigidae (Owls) in the order Strigiformes.
- Scientific name
- Megascops kennicottii
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Western Screech Owl
- Described by
- (Elliot, DG, 1867)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Megascops kennicottii kennicottii
- Megascops kennicottii macfarlanei
- Megascops kennicottii bendirei
- Megascops kennicottii aikeni
- Megascops kennicottii cardonensis
- Megascops kennicottii xantusi
- Megascops kennicottii yumanensis
- Megascops kennicottii vinaceus
- Megascops kennicottii suttoni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Scops Kennicottii
- Described by
- (Elliot, DG, 1867)
- Type locality
- Sitka, Alaska.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 19 p.99
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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