Subspecies
There are 9 recognized subspecies:
- Megascops kennicottii aikeni Brewster, 1891
- Megascops kennicottii bendirei (Brewster, 1882)
- Megascops kennicottii cardonensis (Huey, 1926)
- Megascops kennicottii kennicottii (Elliot, 1867)
- Megascops kennicottii macfarlanei Brewster, 1891
- Megascops kennicottii suttoni (R. T. Moore, 1941)
- Megascops kennicottii vinaceus Brewster, 1888
- Megascops kennicottii xantusi Brewster, 1902
- Megascops kennicottii yumanensis (A. H. Miller & L. Miller, 1951)
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