Western Screech-Owl

Megascops kennicottii

Owls

Length: 8 in. (22 cm )

This small owl is confined to open woodland areas, riparian forest and occasionally saguaro cactus deserts. The nest is in a cavity of a tree, saguaro, telephone pole or occasionally in the eaves of a building. Activity is confined to the night time, and the daylight hours are spent in roosting cavities. Food varies from insects, frogs, small mammals and lizards to rarely fish.

The four-digit banding code is WESO.

Male | Steve Metz

Female | Jim Burns

Desert

Mesquite bosque

Oak-pine woodland

Riparian / River forest

Savanna

Urban city

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Bird Sound Type: Hooting
Sex of Bird: Male

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Article: Western Screech-Owl
Author(s): Dr. Biology
Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
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Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
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