Western Screech-Owl
About the Western Screech-Owl
Also known as: Western Screech-Owl
The Western Screech-Owl is a small species of owl that lives across western parts of North America, into parts of Central America. They can be found west of the Rocky Mountains.
Western Screech Owls are small, measuring under 9 inches tall with a wingspan of just about 22 inches. They are either brownish or dark grey, and have cute little ear tufts on the tops of their heads.
Like their cousins, the Eastern Screech Owl, Western Screech Owls are cavity nesters. They use holes that were excavated by woodpeckers, sometimes even in cactus plants.
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Details & Statistics
Added to Birdorable
Hatched May 22, 2012
Scientific Name
Megascops kennicottii
Bird Family
Measurements
Length:
7.5 to 9.8 inches
(19.1 to 24.9 cm)
Wingspan:
1.8 to 2 feet
(55.1 to 62 cm)
Weight:
6.3 to 19.1 pounds
(2.8 to 8.6 kilos)
International Names
Czech
výreček západní
Danish
Vestamerikansk Dværghornugle
Dutch
Westelijke Schreeuwuil
Finnish
lännenkirkupöllönen
French
Petit-duc des montagnes
German
Westkreischeule
Italian
Assiolo americano occidentale
Japanese
ニシアメリカオオコノハズク [nishiamerikaookonohazuku]
Norwegian
Totemugle
Polish
syczek zachodni
Russian
Западная совка
Spanish
Autillo Occidental
Swedish
Västlig skrikdvärguv