Species factsheet

Western Screech Owl (Megascops kennicottii)

Order: Megascops kennicottii
Family: Owls (Strigidae)

Danish name: Vestamerikansk Dværghornugle

Voices can be found here (External link)

Subspecies and Distribution

kennicottii

se Alaska to nw California (USA)

macfarlanei

se British Columbia (Canada) to ne California and Wyoming (USA)

bendirei

sc Oregon (nw USA) to n Baja California (Mexico)

aikeni

w Texas west to Colorado, Utah, Nevada and e California (w USA)

cardonensis

ne Baja California (Mexico)

xantusi

s Baja California (Mexico)

yumanensis

se Califonia, sw Arizona (sw USA) and nw Sonora (Mexico)

vinaceus

s Sonora to Sinaloa (n Mexico)

suttoni

sw Texas (USA) to the Mexican plateau (c Mexico)