Western Screech-Owl
Megascops kennicottii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusMegascops (Screech-Owls)
- SpeciesMegascops kennicottii (Western Screech-Owl)
Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium gnoma
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Flammulated Owl
Psiloscops flammeolus
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicus
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
American Barn Owl
Tyto furcata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 18 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Western Screech-Owl in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Western Screech-Owl sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Screech-Owl in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
February has the highest sighting rate for Western Screech-Owl in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.