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Megascops kennicottii macfarlanei (Western Screech-Owl)

Synonyms: Megascops asio macfarlanei; Otus asio macfarlanei

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  214 grams
Female Weight [1]  236 grams
Male Weight [1]  192 grams
Weight Dimorphism [1]  22.9 %

Prey / Diet

Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse)[2]
Microtus pennsylvanicus (meadow vole)[2]
Peromyscus maniculatus (deer mouse)[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Cannings, RJ and T. Angell. 2001. Western screech-owl (Otus kennicottii). In: Poole, A., and F. Gill, editors. The Birds of North America, number 597. The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
♦ 2Davis, H., and RJ Cannings. 2008. Diet of Western Screech-Owls in the interior of British Columbia British Columbia Birds 18:19-22
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0