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Megascops kennicottii (western screech-owl)
Taxonomy
Scops kennicottii was named by Elliot (1867). It is extant.
It was recombined as Otus kennicottii by Broughton (2004); it was recombined as Megascops kennicottii by Clements et al. (2017).
It was recombined as Otus kennicottii by Broughton (2004); it was recombined as Megascops kennicottii by Clements et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1867 | Scops kennicottii Elliot |
| 2004 | Otus kennicottii Broughton p. 28 fig. 9 |
| 2017 | Megascops kennicottii Clements et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Megascops kennicottii Elliot 1867 [western screech-owl]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Kurochkin and Dyke 2011, Thiollay 1994, Marsh 1875 | |||||