---
title: "Westelijke schreeuwuil"
description: "Megascops kennicottii — Vogels. The western screech owl (Megascops kennicottii) is a small owl native to North and Central America, closely related to the eastern screech owl."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/western-screech-owl
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Westelijke schreeuwuil

> Megascops kennicottii — Vogels. The western screech owl (Megascops kennicottii) is a small owl native to North and Central America, closely related to the eastern screech owl.

- Scientific name: *Megascops kennicottii*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 7694
- Wikidata: [Q1264818](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1264818)
- iNaturalist taxon: [19743](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19743)

## Names

- en: Western Screech-Owl
- de: Westkreischeule
- es: Tecolote del Oeste
- fr: Petit-duc des montagnes
- nl: Westelijke schreeuwuil
- pl: Syczoń zachodni

## Countries with the most observations

US (6039), MX (601), CA (306)

## Summary

The western screech owl (Megascops kennicottii) is a small owl native to North and Central America, closely related to the eastern screech owl. The scientific name commemorates the American naturalist Robert Kennicott.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_screech_owl

## Photo

![Westelijke schreeuwuil](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-screech-owl/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193325518

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/western-screech-owl?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).