APA: spəlqʷit̓ᶿeʔ~spəpəlqʷit̓ᶿeʔ
Definition: screech owl (western), ghost
Scientific Name: [Otus kennicottii (Elliot)]
Ethnobiology Info: The western screech-owl is a mottled grey medium-sized owl with ear tufts. It is locally known as the “whistling owl”. Screech-owls feed on various small animals, including insects, small mammals and other small vertebrates. The name for this owl also means ‘ghost’.