- Megascops kennicottii
Photo by oldsquaw. Location: Pueblo, Colorado
Identification
Distribution
Alaska and north-western Canada to California.
Taxonomy
This and almost all Screech Owls in the Americas have previously been considered to belong in the same genus (Otus) as the European and Asian Scops-Owls, but a reassignment to Megascops have been accepted by among other authorities, the American Ornithologists' Union.
