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Western Screech-Owl (Megascops kennicottii)
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kennicottii kennicottii (Northern) Pacific coast of North America from southeastern Alaska south to southern Oregon
macfarlanei kennicottii (Northern) Southern British Columbia south to eastern Oregon, Idaho, and western Montana
bendirei kennicottii (Northern) Pacific coast of North America from south central Oregon south through California (west of the Sierra Nevada) to northwestern Mexico (coastal northern Baja California)
aikeni kennicottii (Northern) California east of the Sierra Nevada and Nevada east to Colorado and west Texas
cardonensis kennicottii (Northern) Northern Baja California
xantusi kennicottii (Northern) Cape district of s Baja California
yumanensis kennicottii (Northern) SE California and sw Arizona to n Mexico (nw Sonora)
vinaceus vinaceus (Vinaceous) N Mexico (s Sonora and w Chihuahua to n Sinaloa)
suttoni suttoni (Sutton's) SW Texas to Mexican Plateau
Endemic status Not endemic
Sound Guide Bobbling quick eheheheheheh ihihihihihih but also a slower falling bouncing ball call. The last reminds of Balsas Screech-Owl but slower and less powerful.
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