Summary ³

The Western Screech Owl (Megascops kennicottii) is a small owl native to North and Central America, closely related to the European Scops owl and the North American Eastern Screech Owl. The scientific name commemorates the American naturalist Robert Kennicott.

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3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megascops_kennicottii

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