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Scientific Name
Megascops kennicottii
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Megascops kennicottii (D. G. Elliot, 1867)
Park
San Juan Island National Historical Park (SAJH)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
western screech-owl
Park Synonyms
Otus kennicottii
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderStrigiformes
FamilyStrigidae
SubfamilyStriginae
GenusMegascops
SpeciesMegascops kennicottii
Occurrence
Probably Present
Occurrence Notes
They are common breeding residents at low elevations (below 1000 feet) in the San Juan Islands., Park Species Data Source: Lewis and Sharpe, Birding in the San Juan Islands, 1987
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
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Created Date
3/25/2008 1:27:07 PM
Last Modified By
lgrace@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
7/7/2015 1:51:47 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Name has change from Otus kennicottii. Probable breeding evidence exists for San Jaun Island (Smith, Mattocks, and Cassidy. 1997. Breeding birds of Washington state). Suitable habitat exists within SAJH park boundaries., Park Species Data Source: (Smith, Mattocks, and Cassidy. 1997. Breeding birds of Washington state)
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