Check-list of the Birds of Kansas

by Harrison Bruce Tordoff

Subspecies in Kansas: T. a. pratincola (Bonaparte).

* Otus asio. Screech Owl. Common resident throughout state.

Subspecies in Kansas: Following reported: O. a. naevius (Gmelin) in northeast, O. a. hasbroucki Ridgway in south-central, O. a. aikeni (Brewster) and O. a. swenki Oberholser in west. The status of these subspecies is poorly known; additional breeding specimens and revisionary study are needed.

* Bubo virginianus. Horned Owl. Common resident throughout state.

Subspecies in Kansas: B. v. virginianus (Gmelin) in east, B. v. occidentalis Stone in west.

Nyctea scandiaca (Linnaeus). Snowy Owl. Rare and irregular winter visitant throughout state.

No subspecies recognized.

[Surnia ulula. Hawk Owl. None of the several sight records from Kansas is convincing to me. Reports from eastern Kansas indicating regular occurrence there of this far-northern species are surely erroneous and probably pertain to Short-eared Owls.]

* Speotyto cunicularia. Burrowing Owl. Common summer resident in west; irregular transient in east. Numbers seem to be decreasing.

Subspecies in Kansas: S. c. hypugea (Bonaparte).