Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (9)
Richard J. Cannings, Tony Angell, Peter Pyle, and Michael A. Patten
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 4, 2017
Text last updated May 4, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Западен американски чухал |
| Catalan | xot de Califòrnia |
| Croatian | stjenjački ćuk |
| Czech | výreček západní |
| Dutch | Westelijke Schreeuwuil |
| English | Western Screech-Owl |
| English (United States) | Western Screech-Owl |
| French | Petit-duc des montagnes |
| French (France) | Petit-duc des montagnes |
| German | Westkreischeule |
| Icelandic | Gjallugla |
| Japanese | ニシアメリカオオコノハズク |
| Norwegian | totemugle |
| Polish | syczoń zachodni |
| Russian | Западная совка |
| Serbian | Zapadni američki ćuk |
| Slovak | výrček západný |
| Spanish | Autillo Californiano |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Tecolote del Oeste |
| Spanish (Spain) | Autillo californiano |
| Swedish | västlig skrikuv |
| Turkish | Batılı Puhucuk |
| Ukrainian | Сплюшка західна |
Megascops kennicottii (Elliot, 1867)
PROTONYM:
Scops Kennicottii
Elliot, 1867. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 19, p.99.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Sitka, Alaska.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEGASCOPS
- kennicotti / kennicottii
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Figure 1. Distribution of the Western Screech-Owl.
The species is generally absent from higher elevations, especially at the northern end of its range.
